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Branstad Unveils $187 Million Education Reform Package

By Craig Robinson Governor Terry Branstad unveiled his 2013 education proposal at his weekly press conference on Monday. The program focuses on teacher development and compensation with the aim of increasing student performan...

by Craig Robinson

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As School Year Starts, Debate Over Education Reform Heats Up

By Sen. Paul McKinley It may be hard to believe, but summer is unofficially over. Teachers, staff and students – from our home schools, private schools and public schools to our colleges and universities are all commencing cl...

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Different Viewpoints Shared At Branstad’s Education Summit

Governor Branstad told a crowd of 1,600 educators, parents, business leaders and legislators at the Iowa Education Summit that over the past decade Iowa lost its standing in educational excellence by becoming complacent while o...

by Polly Twocents

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College Republicans: We don’t need no thought control!

By Jeremy Freeman In the famous words of Pink Floyd’s classic Another Brick in the Wall part II, “We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alo...

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K-12 Public Education, How Did It Go Wrong?

By Rob Gettemy Let me be clear up front. I am not bashing teachers. I believe that the majority of teachers care deeply about what they do. However, let me be equally clear, I am bashing the teachers’ unions and governm...

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Branstad Unveils $187 Million Education Reform Package

As School Year Starts, Debate Over Education Reform Heats Up

Different Viewpoints Shared At Branstad’s Education Summit

College Republicans: We don’t need no thought control!

K-12 Public Education, How Did It Go Wrong?

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