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The Iowa Senate is sending a bill back to the House that would make it easier for schools to allow teachers and other staff to carry firearms.
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The Iowa Senate confirmed the former Virginia deputy director and education advisor in the Trump administration to lead the Iowa Department of Education.
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There’s a mix of red and blue politics across the Midwest. Statehouse journalists share updates on new and proposed legislation in neighboring states.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds says a new law giving the state more oversight of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies introduces more accountability into special education.
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Senate Republicans are sending an education package to the governor that overhauls the state’s Area Education Agencies. It also increases school funding and gives teachers a raise.
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The Iowa House has passed an education package that combines changes to the state’s Area Education Agencies with an increase in teacher pay and this year’s school funding plan.
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The Iowa Senate has weighed in on changes to the state’s Area Education Agencies with a bill that would put local school districts in charge of almost all of the state funding for AEA services.
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On this legislative episode of River to River, we look at some of the bills regarding reproductive health that have advanced at the Iowa Capitol.
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President Joe Biden referenced former president Donald Trump's response to the Perry High School shooting in his State of the Union Thursday night.
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Over two years, the bill would increase the minimum salary schools can pay teachers from $33,500 per year to $50,000.