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The Public Policy Voice of Iowa's Protestant, Christ-Centered Schools since 1976.

The public policy voice of Iowa's Protestant,
Christ-centered schools since 1976.

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IACS September Newsletter

September 8, 2016 By IACS

Our latest newsletter is out! You can download it here (PDF)!

Topics: Education Savings Accounts, News, Legislative Update, Issue Update, School Choice, Iowa ACE Tags: Accreditation, Education Savings Accounts, Iowa Legislature, Iowa House, Independent Accreditation, Transportation, Textbooks, Email List, Iowa ACE, IACS Events, ESA, Newsletter, Events, School Choice, website, Annual Meeting, Video, Iowa, Iowa Senate, Department of Ed

2016 End of Session Newsletter

May 2, 2016 By IACS

Our newsletter summarizing the 2016 session can be found here.  It outlines the victory on independent accreditation, funding issues, assessments, the ESA effort, and more. Be sure to forward the PDF to your school parents, friends, and anyone who may be interested. Thank you to everyone who emailed your legislators this session.  Although they didn’t […]

Topics: News, School News, Education Savings Accounts, Legislative Update, Issue Update, Athletics, Independent Accreditation, Iowa ACE, Best Practices Tags: Governor Branstad, Iowa House, Transportation, Independent Accreditation, Textbooks, ESA, Private Education, Iowa Senate, School Choice, Iowa ACE, Best Practices, Department of Ed, Newsletter, Accreditation, Iowa, Education Savings Accounts, Iowa Legislature

Action Alert! Email Your Legislators In Support of Our Students!

April 20, 2016 By IACS

Would you be willing to email your legislators today and ask them to seize this final opportunity of the year to pass meaningful legislation that would positively impact students in every educational setting?

Topics: News, Education Savings Accounts, Legislative Update, School Choice, Issue Update, Independent Accreditation Tags: Independent Accreditation, Iowa Senate, Private Education, Iowa, ESA, Education Savings Accounts, School Choice, Iowa Legislature, Accreditation, Iowa House, Transportation, Textbooks, Action Alert

Act Now! ESA Pilot Program Action Alert!

April 6, 2016 By IACS

An Education Savings Account (ESA) pilot program (HF 2284) has passed subcommittee and is now eligible for debate in the House Appropriations Committee. The bill, as written, creates a 190-seat pilot program in the Waterloo and Sioux Center school districts.  The idea is that over a year or two, we’d be able to iron out […]

Topics: News, Education Savings Accounts, Legislative Update, Issue Update, School Choice Tags: Education Savings Accounts, Iowa Legislature, Iowa House, ESA, Action Alert, School Choice, Private Education, Iowa

January 2016 IACS Newsletter

February 1, 2016 By IACS

The 2016 Legislative Session has begun. This is the second year of the 86th General Assembly. Between lower-than-expected revenue estimates, current commitments in education reform, medicaid expansion, and other areas; and the dynamics of an election year; debate on budget and policy bills may be fewer but no less intense than usual this year.

Topics: Education Savings Accounts, News, Legislative Update, Issue Update, School Choice, Independent Accreditation, Iowa ACE Tags: Department of Ed, Iowa ACE, Iowa Senate, Accreditation, Newsletter, website, Iowa, State Board, Governor Branstad, Education Savings Accounts, Iowa Legislature, Independent Accreditation, Iowa House, Transportation, ESA, Private Education, Textbooks, School Choice, Events

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