Iowa lawmakers weigh preschool funding and cellphone rules
Iowa leaders debate 4 year old preschool funding and statewide cellphone policies while assessing impacts on child care, mental health, and teacher recruitment. Opposition cites costs and local flexibility. districts push for data driven, sustainable funding and flexible rules to protect learning and services.
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Iowa
Jennifer Konfist
D-Windsor Heights
Konfist
Pat Grassley
New
Hartford
Grassley
Cedar Rapids
Truman Early Learning Center
American Rescue Plan
Truman
Tawana Grover
Iowa City
Matt Degner
Iowa Association of School Boards
Reynolds
Iowa Senate
Amy Sinclair
Allerton
Sinclair
Weiner
Grover
Statehouse Republicans
Aeas
State Department of Education
AEA
John Speer
Grant Wood Aea
Linn and
Johnson
Universities Update Five Year Plans Emphasize Growth and Inclusion
Regent staff note living documents guiding board and university strategy with legal changes reshaping DEL scope. All Iowa public universities update plans, shifting from diversity alone to diversity, equity, and inclusion. emphasis moves toward critical thinking, onboarding first generation students, and campus-need aligned online expansion. Recent progress reports highlight rural access, first generation initiatives, and improved metrics while citing gaps in minority retention and completion.
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Aeas
Linn County
Grant Wood Aea
Cedar Rapids
Weiner
Konfist
AEA
Regent
DEL
Iowa
University of Iowa
Barbara
Wilson
Kevin Kregel
John Deere
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