Tag: 016 EDUCATION - Page 2

Urbandale Schools Trying To Navigate Iowa’s Anti-LGBTQ Law

Posted August 29th, 2023 at 2:50pm by Nikoel Hytrek

Urbandale School Board during its Aug. 29 meeting. Photo by Nikoel Hytrek/Starting Line

Guest Post: I’m a Teacher Wasting Valuable Time on Iowa’s Nonsense New Laws

Posted August 28th, 2023 at 10:35am by Guest Post

A banned book display at the Reading in Public book store in West Des Moines. Some of the books in the display were recently pulled from shelves in the Urbandale School District. Photo by Ty Rushing/Starting Line

Guest Post: What Private Schools Get Wrong About Iowa’s School Vouchers

Posted August 25th, 2023 at 10:57am by Guest Post

Supporters and opponents of Iowa’s latest private school voucher bill gather in the Capitol Rotunda in January of 2023. Photo by Starting Line Staff

This Is Why Iowa Schools Need Permission To Use Nicknames

Posted August 24th, 2023 at 12:35pm by Ty Rushing

Guest Post: The Slow Assassination of Iowa’s Public Education

Posted August 23rd, 2023 at 3:16pm by Guest Post

Sioux City School Board member Bernie Scolaro at the Iowa Capitol in 2023. Courtesy Bernie Scolaro

To Fight School Book Banning, Johnston Parent Starts Little Library

Posted August 21st, 2023 at 5:37pm by Nikoel Hytrek

15 Iowa Counties To Get Nearly $100 Million In Voucher Money

Posted August 8th, 2023 at 12:01pm by Ty Rushing

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Urbandale Pauses Removal Of LGBTQ Books From Schools

Posted August 3rd, 2023 at 3:22pm by Nikoel Hytrek

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Urbandale ‘First Shoe To Drop’ In Iowa School Book Bans

Posted August 1st, 2023 at 5:06pm by Nikoel Hytrek

A banned book display at the Reading in Public book store in West Des Moines. Some of the books in the display were recently pulled from shelves in the Urbandale School District. Photo by Ty Rushing/Starting Line

Price Tag For Reynolds’ Voucher Program Could Hit $221 Million

Posted July 6th, 2023 at 6:33pm by Ty Rushing

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts after signing a bill that creates education savings accounts, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)