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 Iowa Department of Education amended the contract with Odyssey, ... Audit: Iowa ESA program costs twice as much for management company. Story by Samantha Hernandez and Stephen Gruber-Miller, ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

As school bells ring across Iowa this week, we’re witnessing something truly remarkable: more than 30,000 students stepping into classrooms that finally align with their individual needs and ...

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 ...

Iowa’s ESA program was the top legislative goal of Reynolds, a Republican, when it was signed into law in 2023. Starting next year, the program will be open to all Iowa students regardless of ...

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 ...