Tag Archives: education

If It’s About Workforce

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Paul Deaton

In the spiritual struggle against the sin of liberalism the Republican majority’s sights turned to the regent institutions. This session, a new legislative committee will deal specifically with higher education policy. Leading the effort is Republican Rep. Taylor Collins from … Continue reading →

Posted in Iowa Legislature | Tagged DEI, diversity training ban, education, education reform, Iowa Board of Regents, Iowa politics, politics, regent institutions | 1 Comment

Vouchers Bust A Budget

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Paul Deaton

The Iowa school voucher program, enacted into law by Republicans, is going to be expensive. Private schools are ramping up to use the newly arriving funds. Last Saturday, I attended a high school class reunion in Davenport where a group … Continue reading →

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All The Billionaires Are Doing It

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Paul Deaton

There has been a coordinated effort on the part of billionaires to dismantle the American public school system. Iowa has been a part of this effort. Senator Bernie Sanders, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and … Continue reading →

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Changing Iowa And Its Public Schools

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Democrats took a shellacking during the 2010 general election for U.S. Senate. We ran Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin against incumbent Chuck Grassley in a historic campaign. Grassley won 718,215 votes to Conlin’s 371,686. In an email to supporters … Continue reading →

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Can Educationism Solve Anything?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Paul Deaton

Blaming the woes of society on our K-12 education system is a habit I need to break. In the post below the target was a failure to teach children about their responsibilities when signing student loan papers. A high school … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged de-funding education, education, Iowa Legislature, K-12 School Funding | 1 Comment

Back To School With State Senator Joe Bolkcom

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Paul Deaton

By State Senator Joe Bolkcom Where did the summer go! Time is moving on! The signs of a new school year are everywhere! Good luck to all our students getting back to school! We have our work cut out for … Continue reading →

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Public Dollars And Private Education

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Paul Deaton

The Iowa Republican argument for spending $53 million dollars to support private schools and home schooling programs during the 2017-2018 school year is giving parents options. “There’s been a trend to slowly put some dollars towards people who are choosing … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Standardized Testing

Posted on April 10, 2017 by bfiaralphscharnau

by Ralph Scharnau There is less public discourse on standardized testing today than a few years ago. This comes, partially at least, from President Donald Trump’s penchant for using twitter. His nearly daily tweets often chaotically careen from one topic … Continue reading →

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Senator Bob Dvorsky On Education

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Iowa is among the first states to create a teacher leadership system designed to boost student achievement, increase teaching expertise and raise the status of the teaching profession. Research shows a correlation between a school’s ability to keep good teachers … Continue reading →

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Education Reformers Fail To Address Source Of Problem

Posted on February 3, 2015 by bfiaralphscharnau

Tenure, Unions, and K-12 Teachers by Ralph Scharnau Public schools are required to educate all people, and they embody the hard-won principles of equity and inclusion. Public school teaching has become the most controversial profession in America. No other profession … Continue reading →

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