Culture
80th baby saved by Iowa’s safe haven lawA newborn girl has been safely surrendered under Iowa’s safe haven law, bringing the total number of infants surrendered there to 80 since the law took effect more than 20 years ago. State officials said the… Read More
Public Education
Iowa district rolls out expensive, limited electric buses despite funding freezeIowa’s Sioux City district has launched several new electric buses even as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program funding this initiative has been placed under review. “The funding for… Read More
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed(The Daily Signal) – As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last year. Read More
Government
Three states weigh bills to end public school vaccine mandatesAmid a national debate about the safety of vaccines, several states may soon stop requiring immunization for school children. New Hampshire, Iowa and West Virginia are considering legislation to terminate vaccine mandates for public… Read More
Government
Iowa bill would restrict partnerships between libraries, public schools, in effort to close loopholes, protect childrenPublic libraries in Iowa would no longer be able to create certain agreements with public or charter schools, or offer bookmobiles on school campuses, under a bill meant to protect children from sexual material. The Iowa House Education Committee House approved… Read More
Schools
Iowa governor proposes equal funding for charter schools(The Heartlander)–Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing legislation to give public charter schools the same state funding as traditional public school districts. Reynolds announced the proposal in a release last week saying current… Read More
Government
Trump announces John Deere factory will build only excavators made in US(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that John Deere will invest $70 million to build a new excavator factory in North Carolina that will manufacture the… Read More
Government
Trump touts record-breaking economy, support of American farmers during Iowa visitPresident Donald Trump celebrated the “explosion of economic growth” under his administration during a speech Tuesday afternoon in Iowa. “This has been the most dramatic one-year turnaround of any country in history in… Read More
Politics
Watch: Suburban Iowa voter who supported Biden flips, says ‘Trump was right about everything’First it was CBS gaining a dose of reality after Bari Weiss required reporters to balance their coverage, and now CNN is showing signs of doing its own… Read More
Courts
Iowa district, former teacher sued for alleged abuse of autistic childA parent has sued Iowa’s Sioux City Community School District and a former teacher, accusing the district of negligence in failing to supervise the teacher who allegedly abused a nonverbal… Read More
Government
Iowa first state granted Education Department waiver for use of federal fundsIn another cut to the federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Iowa the first Returning Education to the States waiver, allowing the state to use certain federal funds with… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowa’s certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the state’s education department confirmed recently – downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by lower… Read More
World
Officials name US soldiers killed in terrorist ambush, both from Iowa(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Army released the identities of two Iowa National Guardsmen killed in an alleged ISIS attack in Syria on Saturday. The Guardsmen were identified… Read More
Government
Watch: Senator says $79 billion in COVID-19 fraud included loan applicants who used doll-face photos for IDSenator Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who has spent much of her Washington career fighting government waste, called out fraud examples Wednesday, including people who used pictures of dolls on… Read More
Government
Ernst, Cruz introduce bill to recover billions from Biden boondoggle(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation on Friday to recover savings from former President Joe Biden’s rural broadband… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Americans strongly support school choice, especially in states with new programsEnthusiasm for school choice continues to spread like wildfire as American parents seek more flexibility. New polling from yes. every kid., an education advocacy group,… Read More
Politics
Democrat school board chair ends senate campaign after her superintendent’s arrest(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Democratic Senate candidate ended her campaign Thursday as her school board continues to deal with the fallout of a superintendent’s arrest by immigration authorities. Read More
Public Education
Illegal migrant superintendent with criminal record also faked doctorate – and Des Moines knew before hiring(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The illegal immigrant with a criminal record serving as a school superintendent who was recently nabbed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also lied about… Read More
Politics
Rep. Ashley Hinson rolls out bill to provide resources to parents who suffer pregnancy loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson on Wednesday unveiled the Healing Mothers And Fathers Act, a bill which seeks to give parents the time and financial resources… Read More
Public Education
Two Iowa universities hit with Civil Rights complaint for allegedly continuing illegal DEI(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a civil rights complaint against the University of Iowa (UIowa) and Iowa State University (ISU) on Thursday after videos… Read More