Wednesday’s education committee agenda lists HSB 242 Charter Schools on the agenda. Contact your Representative on the Committee and ask them to vote no on Charter Schools that are founded by an outside group, without school board approval. See the Call to Action linked below with contact information, talking points and more.

UEN is registered opposed to HSB 243 Students First Scholarships. View the UEN statement for more details.

UEN is registered opposed to HSB 242 Charter Schools, primarily opposed to the Founding Group Model beginning on Page 8, titled subsection 5. Read UEN Statement here.

In this UEN Weekly Report from the 2021 Legislative Session, find information about: Legislative Funnel Deadlines Approaching; School Funding Signed by the Governor; One-time Funding for Pandemic Instructional Costs Still Pending; School Choice Bills Introduced in the House (HSB 240, HSB 242, HSB 243); Bills receiving consideration this week, including ELL tiered weighting; and more.

In this UEN Weekly Video from the 2021 Legislative Session, find information about: Governor Signs SSA bill, ELL Bills moving in both chambers, School Choice bills in the Iowa House, are more.