"I'm curious how the 529 savings plans are doing now that the ESAs are in full swing for everyone, no matter income," Amy ...

A year ago, Iowa started handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to be spent on private K-12 schools. Before and since, the opinion pieces I’ve published in this section have mostly debated ...

The ESA program allowed families making up to 400% of the 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines to apply for approximately $7,800 in public funds per student to cover private school costs, including ...

The Iowa Department of Education received approximately $430,000 in ESEA funds for the 2020 fiscal year, $455,000 in 2021 and $455,000 in 2022 totaling about $1.3 million, the report states.

DES MOINES — Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said Tuesday that the state Department of Education did not follow proper procedures when amending a contract with the company that administers the ...

The Democratic candidate in Iowa’s second congressional district is calling for repeal of the Iowa law that bans most abortions and an end to the taxpayer funded accounts for private K-through ...

Meanwhile, certified enrollment at Iowa accredited nonpublic schools rose again last year from 36,195 in 2023 to 39,356 in 2024. 27,866 participants used their Students First ESA at an accredited ...

FACT CHECK: Both Gov. Reynolds and Iowa Democrats are using accurate statistics but, as the governor suggests, both need context. There are a lot of components to school funding but the State ...

Audit: Iowa ESA program costs twice as much for management company. Samantha Hernandez and Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register. Updated Wed, July 24, 2024 at 3:35 PM UTC. 6 min read.

If I’m $6,000 short, even after financial aid, of the disposable income to enroll my child in private school, and I apply for a $7,826 ESA, I’m still out of luck if the tuition suddenly goes ...

A year ago, Iowa started handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to be spent on private K-12 schools. Before and since, the opinion pieces I’ve published in this section have mostly debated the ...

A year ago, Iowa started handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to be spent on private K-12 schools. Before and since, the opinion pieces I’ve published in this section have mostly debated ...