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Iowa Core Curriculum

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Iowa Department of Education Plans for More Assessments

The Iowa Department of Education released it’s 2012 annual report that calls for more student assessments statewide which will mean less local control.

Iowa Association of Christian Schools: Action Needed on Education Reform Bill

Below is an action alert from the Iowa Association of Christian Schools:…

Disparity in Education Outcomes

I was intrigued with a Des Moines Register story from last week…

The Iowa House Education Bill Better for Nonpublic Schools, Not for Local Control

There are several improvements in the Iowa House’s version of Governor Branstad’s eduation bill, especially for nonpublic schools. Protecting local control of education and limiting government, however, can not be counted among them.

Branstad's Education Bill: The Devil's In The Details

Governor Terry Branstad recently introduced a Education Reform Bill in the Iowa…

The Branstad Education Plan: Take 10 Years To Accomplish Nothing

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in his Condition of the State address on…

Branstad’s Education Blueprint Marks End of Local Control As We Know It

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad announced his administrationā€™s new education blueprint.Ā  The blueprint…

Avoiding Public Dialogue on Common Core State Standards in Iowa

I would be remiss to not continue with a (online) debate Iā€™m…

Leave Iowa’s System of Schools Alone (Update: Jason Glass Responds)

Jason Glass, the director of the Iowa Department of Education, gave a…

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Misguided Praise of Common Core Standards

Those who have read my writing long enough know how I feel…

Why Has Education in Iowa Declined? What’s the Way Forward?

The Iowa Department of Education released a 28 page report today detailing…

Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds to Hold Education Town Halls This Week

Prior to Iowa Governor Terry Branstadā€™s Iowa Education Summit on July 25-26th,…

Iowa Should Explore Educational Decentralization in Massachusetts Not Just Its Standards and Tests

Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds gave this weekā€™s press conference for the…

Iowa Core Curriculum Flunks History

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute issued a State of the State report…

Keep Duncan Out of State Education

Here is an op/ed at Politico co-authored by Joe Mack, who is…

Where Iowa Education Chief Jason Glass is Wrong About Race to the Top and Iowa Core Curriculum

On Tuesday I wrote about Iowa Governor Terry Branstadā€™s newly appointed (yet…