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Tag Archives: education
Changing Iowa And Its Public Schools
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
Posted in Education
Tagged Defunding Iowa public schools, education, education reform, K-12 School Funding, SSB1022
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Can Educationism Solve Anything?
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
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Back To School With State Senator Joe Bolkcom
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
Posted in politics
Tagged education, K-12 School Funding, Labor Center, politics
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Public Dollars And Private Education
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
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Education
Tagged de-funding education, Educaation budget, education, home schooling, private schools
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The Perils of Standardized Testing
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
Posted in Education
Tagged education, Standardized testing
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Senator Bob Dvorsky On Education
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
Posted in Education, Iowa Legislature
Tagged Bob Dvorsky, education, Education budget cuts in Iowa, Iowa Legislature, Iowa politics
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Education Reformers Fail To Address Source Of Problem
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
Posted in Education
Tagged education, education reform, Teacher tenure
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Loebsack: How Data Mining Threatens Student Privacy
(Editor’s Note: Below are Congressman Dave Loebsack’s (IA-02) remarks on data mining and protecting students privacy. The remarks were given at a Joint Hearing of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, which Loebsack serves as Ranking Member, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, David Loebsack
Tagged Congressman Dave Loebsack, cybersecurity, data mining, Early Childhood, education, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee
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The President's Plan For Student Debt Repayment
President Obama signed a memorandum on Monday, June 9, directing the Secretary of Education to propose regulations that would allow nearly 5 million federal direct student loan borrowers to cap their loan payments at 10 percent of their income. (View … Continue reading
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