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The Iowa House has passed a $27.2 million funding package for schools to cover costs associated with holding classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Iowa House and Senate have settled on a 2.4 percent increase in funding for PreK-12 schools next year. Republicans say it provides reliable funding growth, but Democrats say it’s too little to cover increasing costs.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds is prioritizing school choice legislation this year, including a voucher-style program for students in low-performing public schools. But opponents of the bill say it would come at the cost of students who choose to stay.
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Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate have reached an agreement to increase state aid to K-12 public schools by 2.4 percent, or about $36.5 million.
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State aid for PreK-12 schools would increase 2.2 percent under a bill passed in the Iowa Senate. School districts would also be in line for special funding to cover the cost of dealing with COVID-19, but not Des Moines Public Schools.
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Lawmakers in the Iowa legislature are advancing competing proposals to fund schools next year, including special payments to cover the cost of keeping classes safe during the pandemic.
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In the Iowa Senate, lawmakers have passed an education package that would put public funding into independent charter schools and scholarship accounts that could be put toward private school tuition.
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Iowa Wesleyan University is forming an alliance with Southeastern Community College to boost enrollment for both schools and share certain costs. The announcement comes two years after IWU warned a lack of funds could force it to close within a matter of weeks.
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A drop in enrollment at Iowa K-12 schools will complicate the state funding debate in the next legislative session.
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Denison, Iowa has changed a lot over the past 20 years. While many small towns have been shrinking, Denison's population has increased and the town has…