By Chris Turner, Wendy Wilde, Madeleine McCormick
Jan 29, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa A bill requiring schools in the state to provide a 100% in-person learning option has passed both chambers of the Iowa Legislature.
The bill was passed along party lines on Thursday night.
Democrats, especially in the state s largest school districts, are protesting. Large school districts have unique challenges in keeping students and their staff safe from this deadly infection. This one size fits all bill is the governor s, and now Senate Republicans, smack down on school districts and elected board members that defied her and you, all to settle a political score, said Democratic State Senator Joe Bolkom of Iowa City.
By Chris Turner
Jan 13, 2021
Governor Kim Reynolds addressed a joint session of the Iowa State Legislature, and Iowans on Tuesday night during her annual Condition of the State speech.
Reynolds once again repeated her calls to the Assembly to pass a bill that would brings students back into classrooms for full-time in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am asking the Legislature to immediately send a bill to my desk that gives parents the choice to send their child back to school full time. we can t wait any longer, our kids can t wait any longer.
The Governor also recognizes a major problem for Iowans have worked or learned from home throughout the pandemic: A lack of broadband internet access. Reynolds said about a third of Iowa counties are still broadband deserts, where high-speed internet is rarely offered. The Governor pointed out that Iowa has the second lowest broadband speeds in the country.
By Chris Turner
Jan 13, 2021
Governor Kim Reynolds addressed a joint session of the Iowa State Legislature, and Iowans on Tuesday night during her annual Condition of the State speech.
Reynolds once again repeated her calls to the Assembly to pass a bill that would brings students back into classrooms for full-time in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am asking the Legislature to immediately send a bill to my desk that gives parents the choice to send their child back to school full time. we can t wait any longer, our kids can t wait any longer.
The Governor also recognizes a major problem for Iowans have worked or learned from home throughout the pandemic: A lack of broadband internet access. Reynolds said about a third of Iowa counties are still broadband deserts, where high-speed internet is rarely offered. The Governor pointed out that Iowa has the second lowest broadband speeds in the country.