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Lawmakers fail on equity and opportunity for Iowa public school students

Posted on 02/10/2021 at 01:01 PM by Anne Discher

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A House subcommittee approved an education bill Tuesday that would punish Iowa school districts by taking away funding if they...

Categories: PK-12 schools, Racial equity

Tagged As: iowa legislature, LGBTQ+, Supplemental State Aid

Capitol Notes: Legislative session is upon us

Posted on 01/16/2021 at 04:26 PM by Anne Discher

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Welcome to our first update of the 2021 legislative session. Governor Kim Reynolds opened her Condition of the State address...

Report: Iowa families with children are stressed, struggling to meet basic needs during pandemic

Posted on 12/14/2020 at 09:40 AM by Anne Discher

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A troubling share of Iowa families with children are struggling to put food on the table, pay rent and stay...

Categories: Covid-19, Data, Family support & well-being, Food security, Health, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: Data, Housing, Mental health

Now is the time for Congress to act on child care

Posted on 10/20/2020 at 12:00 AM by Anne Discher

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Iowa child care providers can’t seem to catch a break. Many are still struggling to re-open and stay open in...

Categories: Child care, Covid-19, Federal policy

Statement: Senate Covid relief bill fails to meet the challenge of this unprecedented crisis

Posted on 07/29/2020 at 04:38 PM by Anne Discher

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Statement from Anne Discher, executive director of the Child and Family Policy Center: “Iowans have been hit hard by the...

Categories: Covid-19, Federal policy, Racial equity

It's past time to tear down the structural barriers to opportunity faced by Iowans of color

Posted on 06/02/2020 at 11:09 AM by Anne Discher

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We at the Child and Family Policy Center have been working through feelings of sadness and anger watching the violence...

Categories: Racial equity

Iowans are stepping up—it's time for our leaders to do the same

Posted on 04/23/2020 at 02:50 PM by Anne Discher

In the last few weeks I’ve had podcast conversations with colleagues at food pantries around the state (listen to this...

Categories: Covid-19, Food security

Tagged As: Medicaid, Poverty, SNAP

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