Gov. Kim Reynolds has chosen an Ohio education reform advocate to be the next director of the Iowa Department of Education. School library books and curriculum must be age appropriate under a bill passed out of the Iowa House. Plus, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors would be banned under a bill Iowa House Republicans sent to the governor’s desk.
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
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