Common Good Iowa

Posts by Anne Discher

Posted on June 14, 2023 at 12:01 AM by Anne Discher

PDF of Iowa data profile PDF of news release Iowa retains high rank on child well-being, but inaccessible, unaffordable child...

Tagged As: child care, Kids Count

Posted on May 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Anne Discher

When it comes to assuring preschool for young children, Iowa’s is a story of highs and lows, according to the...

Tagged As: Preschool

Posted on March 7, 2023 at 9:02 AM by Anne Discher

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced last month it will no longer conduct a planned 2023 survey...

Categories: Health

Posted on February 3, 2023 at 2:13 PM by Anne Discher

Common Good Iowa today released the following statement from Anne Discher, executive director of CGI, about House File 190, which...

Tagged As: iowa legislature, LGBTQ+

Posted on January 18, 2023 at 10:40 AM by Anne Discher

Common Good Iowa executive director delivered the following comments at the January 17, 2023, public hearing on HSB 1, which...

Categories: PK-12 schools

Tagged As: Income tax, Vouchers

Posted on March 1, 2022 at 10:19 PM by Anne Discher

Governor Kim Reynolds might have started with a ‘thank you’ to Americans tonight in her response to President Biden's. Federal...

Posted on February 10, 2021 at 1:01 PM by Anne Discher

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

Posted on January 16, 2021 at 4:26 PM by Anne Discher

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

Posted on December 14, 2020 at 9:40 AM by Anne Discher

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

Tagged As: Data, Housing, Mental health

Posted on October 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM by Anne Discher

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