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The High Five
Once again we bring you Progress Iowa’s Friday version of their daily newsletter while the Iowa Legislature is in session. Happy Friday! It’s been an exciting week for Iowa’s college basketball teams! Congratulations to the Iowa State Cyclone women and … Continue reading
Posted in iowa legislature 2022, Kim Reynolds, Progress Iowa, SCOTUS
Tagged Iowa schools, teachers
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Staff Short? Give ‘Em More Work
Covid Kim has had some really strange responses to what is being described as a workforce shortage. The responses have ranged from cutting unemployment insurance early to attempt to force people in desperation to take any job, offering a whopping … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds, Labor, unemployment insurance
Tagged child care in Iowa, teachers
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Testing Out Insurgency Tactics?
Can’t help but look at what is going on in Canada in recent days and wonder if this is some isolated incident or is it another in a long series of acts of anarchy that are being used to probe … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19
Tagged Canadian truckers' protest, covid vaccines, doctors, insurrection, nurses, teachers
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Killing Public Schools In Iowa?
Once again the Iowa legislature is in session with an overwhelming Republican trifecta for passing bills. They have a wide majority in both Houses and a governor whose only concern seems to be pleasing the extreme right of the Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, iowa legislature 2022
Tagged cameras in classrooms, Iowa schools, obscenity, state funding private schools, teacher shortage, teachers, underfunding schools
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Pandemic Shows How Important Unions Are
AFT Leader Randi Weingarten discusses reopening schools: (6.5 minutes) Thursday we got this email from the Abby Finkenauer campaign: I’m Ken Sagar, retired president of the Iowa Federation of Labor. But today I’m not here to give you an update … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa
Tagged Abby Finkenauer, AFT, American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingrten, reopening schools, teachers, unions
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Teacher At MSD Teaches Students To Challenge Special Interests
Much of the nation has been overwhelmed by the composure and courage of the students from Marjory Steadman Douglas High School. The courage they have shown in the face of the usual intimidating practices of NRA politicians and … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, gun control, gun safety
Tagged critical thinking, MSD High School, MSD massacre, teachers
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Iowa Republicans Versus Iowa Teachers
Monday morning I was half listening to Iowa Public Radio’s Morning Edition when I heard Iowa news reporter Joyce Russell tell a short story on the annual standoff on public school funding in Iowa. The story was an interview with … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Education, Iowa Legislature, Iowa legislature 2015
Tagged Kraig Paulsen, Scott Walker, teachers, unions, vouchers
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The Courtney Report
This fall, I will be working with 10 of my fellow legislators on the Medical Malpractice Study Committee. We will study current standards and potential options in medical malpractice actions, including the number of expert witnesses that may be called. I … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney, Courtney Report, Education
Tagged dairy cattle, driver's licenses, externships, medical malpractice, nonprofit awards, teachers
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