Meanwhile, back home in Iowa...Educational outcomes are stagnant and our leadership position in K-12 is a distant memory--all while per pupil spending has increased faster than the national average over the last 25 years. Reaching Higher Iowa

.NPR reports on how KIPP NYC helps alumni navigate college to ensure more students earn a degree. #reachhigher on.kipp.org/1KWA3KB

.Smarter Balanced could be Iowa's next exams, and I explore why: dmreg.co/1Jd1tt3 via Des Moines Register #testing #iaedchat

Standardized tests can help combat inequity ow.ly/REpMJ

Iowa Schools: are they better or worse off? ow.ly/TRLjC

Mark Jacobs opinion piece in today's Des Moines Register. ow.ly/Wz7l8

A brief overview of Reaching Higher Iowa's work. ow.ly/YupSQ

Iowa school administrators: State officials should provide funding for Smarter Balanced testing dmreg.co/1MMxKHr

How Iowa schools are 'failing' black students: desmoinesregister.com/story/news/edu…

Interesting take from Newark, NJ supt on how charter/district collaboration is important for students most in need. ow.ly/dVSy30bG8Qi

RHI Founder and President was recently interviewed by the Marshalltown Times-Republican: ow.ly/wrdN30bG9fR

More evidence that Iowa struggles to meet the needs of K-12 students; change to the system is needed. #iaedfuture ow.ly/vsWn30ckx4M

RHI's Founder & President Mark Jacobs' response to Mackenzie Ryan Walters series on Iowa's ELL students: ow.ly/Pp8r30ckxFI #iaedfuture

RHI Founder & President Mark Jacobs was recently interviewed by the Ames Tribune: ow.ly/5f8H30cky01 #iaedfuture

Thanks to Hy-Vee and Sheila Laing for hosting our June board meeting on Wednesday. We loved the Ron Pearson Conference Center! #iaedfuture

Reaching Higher Iowa's work featured in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: ow.ly/1lqx30dpYcn

What question should we ask when considering charter schools? #iaedfuture ow.ly/NWCK30drcBo

An update on the assessment selection process: ow.ly/d8dC30eAPn8

RHI founder Mark Jacobs to participate in panel "The Future of School Choice in Iowa" at 9:45am Friday at #IowaIdeas17

School Choice Week starts today. Learn about the issues that advocates are pursuing at the Iowa Statehouse this year. dmreg.co/2mZJBNy