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Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education

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Education Savings Accounts Receive New Life in the Iowa Senate

Education savings accounts were reintroduced in the Iowa Senate’s version of the Iowa Student Opportunities Act (SSB 3206) by State Senator Charles Schneider (R-West Des Moines) as an appropriations bill and passed through an appropriations subcommittee.

Episode 29: Expanding School Choice in Iowa

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses a bill in the Iowa House that would expand school choice in Iowa with Trish Wilger of Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education and Mark Jacobs of Reaching Higher Iowa.

Iowa Student Opportunities Act Introduced in Iowa House

HSB 651, the Iowa Student Opportunities Act, was introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill would create an educations savings grant program and a new charter school program to expand school choice for Iowa’s public school families.

70% of Iowans Support Education Savings Accounts

A super-majority of Iowans support the creation of Educational Savings Accounts in Iowa to help with “educational expenses for school-aged children.”

Virginia Walden-Ford to Keynote School Choice Event at Iowa Capitol

Virginia Walden-Ford, a leading advocate for educational choice, will keynote the Education Celebration event on March 3rd, 2015 at the Iowa State Capitol.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio – 3-8-14

On the show today Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers talk to…

Poll: Iowans Overwhelmingly Support School Choice Measures

A recent Friedman Foundation poll found Iowans approved of school choice measures such as charter schools, school vouchers and education savings accounts.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Signs STO Tax Credit Increase

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed HF 625 which raises the School Tuition Organization tax credit cap from $8.75 to $12 million.