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Gronstal: schools peddling unrealistic “doomsday” budgets

by O. Kay Henderson on March 18, 2010

in Education, Legislature, Politics & Government

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs), House Speaker Pat Murphy (D-Dubuque) & House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-Des Moines) speak to reporters.

For the second time this week a top Iowa Democrat has cautioned against panic in the state’s education establishment. 

On Monday, Governor Culver said there was “no reason” to believe the Democratically-led legislature wouldn’t provide schools with at least $347 million in additional state aid. 

 Culver said he wanted to assure schools he and other state policymakers were hearing their budget concerns “loudly and clearly.” Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs, meanwhile, is sending a message back to schools.

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Free help study help available for college entrance exams

by Dar Danielson 03/17/10 8:20 AM

Iowa high school students preparing for the upcoming college entrance exams can get some free help on-line. John Gilman with the Iowa College Student Aid Commission says the information is easy to access. He says it’s free test prep for the A.C.T., S.A.T. and G.R.E. tests that was added to the “I-Have-a-Plan-Iowa.gov” website when that [...]

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Three GOP candidates for governor speak with home schoolers

by O. Kay Henderson 03/16/10 2:42 PM

Each of the three Republican candidates for governor is promising to ease state regulations for parents who teach their children at home. 
Dozens of parents and children gathered in Des Moines for “Home School Day at the Capitol” and a crowd of about 200 gathered in an auditorium to hear short speeches from the three candidates.  Candidate [...]

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Iowa Association of School Boards faces serious financial problems

by O. Kay Henderson 03/16/10 12:01 PM

The Iowa Association of School Boards isn’t facing insolvency, but a lawyer who’s been hired to sort out the group’s affairs says some association services may be scaled back.  Des Moines attorney Nolden Gentry was hired last week after a series of financial irregularities came to light, including a salary for the group’s executive director [...]

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Ankeny police train for hostage situations on campus

by Dar Danielson 03/16/10 8:14 AM

Nearly all the officers on the Ankeny Police Department are going back to college over the next two days for education they hope they never have to use. Lieutenant Ed Hamilton says officers will go through training to deal with shooting and hostage situations.
Hamilton says this two-day training consists of what are called “active shooter” [...]

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Iowa Association of School Boards subject of legislative hearing

by O. Kay Henderson 03/15/10 6:15 PM

A group of state lawmakers used strong language to describe their frustration with alleged financial misdeeds at the Iowa Association of School Boards.
A lawyer and a C.P.A. who’ve been trying to unravel the organization’s financial records testified late this afternoon before the Legislative Oversight Committee.  Senator Rich Olive, a Democrat from Story City who is the [...]

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Culver says schools’ concerns being heard

by O. Kay Henderson 03/15/10 11:43 AM

Democratic Governor Chet Culver is again urging legislators to provide an additional $347 million to Iowa’s K-through-12 public schools.  In January, Culver called on legislators to approve a two percent increase in general aid to those public schools, along with an additional $100 million to help fill some budget holes.
“I have no reason to believe that [...]

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