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Iowa Business Council director backs preschool funding
Iowa Business Council director backs preschool
The executive director of the Iowa Business Council says Iowa should not eliminate its state-subsidized preschool program despite Republican calls to dramatically scale back the effort.
Elliott Smith told the Senate Education Committee on Monday afternoon that he sympathizes with Republican calls to cut spending, but he says the preschool program [...]
Iowa legislators vote to preserve preschool funding
Preschool funding to be preserved
The 2011 session of the Iowa Legislature concluded on Thursday. And, in the final hours of the final day, lawmakers passed an education-funding bill that will preserve funding for preschool.
“While the funding per student will be lower, our district will continue to see tremendous short- and long-term value in the investment [...]
Iowa Governor speaks to Universal Preschool
Iowa should expect preschool voucher proposal to show next legislative session
Universal preschool may remain in place for the next school year, but Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday the fight to reform early education isn’t over.
Branstad said in this session proposed an income-based voucher program for at-need four-year-olds attending preschool to replace the universal program in [...]
Iowa’s universal preschool likely to remain
State grapples with budget shortfalls, but remains committed to Universal Preschool
Universal preschool in Iowa will persist for at least another school year, as Gov. Terry Branstad and Republican leaders this week conceded a proposal to move the preschool program to an income-based voucher program.
During a series of town hall meetings through Iowa this week, Branstad [...]
Iowa teacher named “My Favorite Teacher”
Dakota Valley Preschool Teacher Named ‘My Favorite Teacher’
Preschool teacher, Abby Voss is changing kids life, one song at a time. In fact, she and her students were singing when Channel 9 Eyewitness News made a surprise visit to Dakota Valley Elementary. And this year’s first ‘My Favorite Teacher’ recipient never saw it coming.
I’m really overwhelmed. [...]
Iowa struggles with universal preschool funding
Preschool battle looms at Capitol
Melissa Winters hopes lawmakers will keep universal preschool in place. She and son Lex watch Josie, who turns 4 today, practice blowing out birthday candles.
BACKGROUND: The Iowa legislature in 2007 approved one of then-Gov. Chet Culver’s key campaign goals to create a statewide voluntary preschool system. The goal was to allow [...]
Iowa governor candidate Branstad say, No more “free” preschool
There’s a chasm between the candidates and their views on child care
Terry Branstad, the 2010 Republican nominee for governor, says the state cannot afford to provide “free preschool” to three and four-year-olds in Iowa.
Governor Chet Culver, a Democrat who is seeking reelection in the fall, has vowed to expand public preschool programs to every Iowa [...]
Child care scholarships are underutilized in Iowa
Plenty of funding, but not enough takers
Northeast Iowa families now have access to nearly $200,000 in child care scholarships, but few are taking advantage of the new program.
Brenda Loop, a regional data specialist for Child Care Resource and Referral of Northeast Iowa, said only two families are currently participating in the program and their children [...]