Rep. Austin Baeth: “By FY2027 this will fund 42,000 students. Currently, there's 33,000 students in private school. So 79% of people [who will get vouchers] are already going to private school. What this really is is a government handout to people who don't need it.”

Overheard from a table of octogenarians eating lunch at Hy-Vee: "You remember that lady who ran for governor in Arizona? Kari something or other? Did you know she's from Eldridge?" "Oh god damnit"

Can someone, anyone, explain a positive impact that this could have for Iowans? Just one. Explain it to me like I'm five.

Over the holidays I learned that when my aunts and uncles were in school they were only required to take through Pre-Algebra, and I haven't stopped thinking about it.

Welcome to teaching in Iowa in 2023.

WALKOUT Wednesday March 1st organized by students for students. We will not let this discriminatory legislation stand.

Umbridge walked, so Reynolds could run.

Now that we've taken a few deep breaths... who do I talk to at ESPN about their replay decisions? Because, damn. Almost as bad as the officiating.

Video of Scholten's remarks from the gun bill debate a few hours ago in the Iowa House.

Windsor Heights Dairy Queen is good place for u kno what (child labor)

This is the graph everyone needs to see for International Workers' Day.

My mom will drop plans if something goes past 5 and she has to miss "Ari", aka Ari Melber. We went there for dinner tonight and apparently it runs in the family.

To quote the great philosopher Dave Matthews, "Don't drink the water."

I haven’t read it all yet, and this case is a procedural cluster, so none of this gives me a lot of peace, but this line from Justice Waterman stands out:

Middle School Teacher Twitter: What resources (articles, books, videos, podcasts, etc) have shaped your approach to teaching? What would you share with new MS educators? #edchat #middleschool

This is a prime example of ed tech platforming harmful practices as the default. Each of these small features help grow adversarial relationships between teachers and students + make future moves toward transformative practice even harder. #ungrading

As everyone writes about the Iowa abortion ban, please note the 'exception' for miscarriages is not real. The only miscarrying women able to get care will be those fetus' heartbeat has stopped. The distinction is important: waiting for fetal demise is how women have gone septic