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#Iowa-Legislature

Voucher Proposal Undermines Public Schools, Leads To Discrimination

  |   Nikoel Hytrek

While public schools are reeling from COVID-imposed complications, another bill from the legislature proposes taking away resources public schools already lack, and could cause discrimination based on race, class and disability. During the debate about Senate File 159 last week, Senate Democrats argued in favor of teachers and their administrators while Republicans favored parents’ choices. […]

The Good, The Bad, The Yet-to-be-Done

  |   Eric Giddens

At the end of my first full session as State Senator representing Cedar Falls, Hudson, and southwest Waterloo, here’s my report on selected highlights of this year’s session: three good decisions, three bad decisions, and three decisions put off until next year.