Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill Thursday to allow 3 percent of growth in Supplemental State Aid to Iowa’s public school districts. House Study Bill 712 passed the Iowa House Education Committee along party lines, 15-8, on Thursday afternoon. Iowa’s public school districts receive supplemental state aid, or SSA, in addition to local property tax.
Iowa House lawmakers’ new plan to overhaul Iowa’s Area Education Agencies advanced out of the Iowa House Education Committee on Thursday, barely scraping upcoming legislative deadlines. House Study Bill 713 makes massive changes to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ original proposal to overhaul the nine AEAs. The changes are to key parts of the governor’s bill..
Iowa's Higher Education Reform Act of 2024, recently approved by the House Education Committee, faces debates over its comprehensive provisions. Continue reading for more details.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Legislature spent much of the past week advancing dozens of different education policy and school funding measures — some controversial — before this session’s deadline