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.

Mark Jacobs’ Common Core Confusion

There is a discrepancy between what Mark Jacobs says about Common Core on the campaign trail and what he advocated for before Iowa’s U.S. Senate Race.

Mark Jacobs Faces Two Roadblocks in Potential U.S. Senate Run

Mark Jacobs in a potential run for U.S. Senate has at least two roadblocks to success: His position on Common Core and donations made to Arlen Specter.