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Lawmakers fail on equity and opportunity for Iowa public school students

Posted on February 10, 2021 at 1:01 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

School diversity plans protect local commitment to equity

Posted on February 2, 2021 at 4:53 PM by Mike Owen

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Iowa’s system of free universal public education does more than prepare students for the future. It also brings communities together....

Categories: PK-12 schools, Racial equity

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

Posted on July 29, 2020 at 4:38 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 June 2, 2020 at 11:09 AM by Anne Discher

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

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

Categories: Racial equity

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