The State of Iowa has approved more than 4,500 school voucher applications than initially estimated for the program — and still has more to process. Skip to content We are Local ...

3 of Iowa’s 99 counties have zero approved applications to take part in the state’s first year of a school voucher program called Educational Savings Accounts, highlighting a criticism of the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The number of Iowans applying for an Educational Savings Account under Iowa’s new school voucher program has surpassed projections, raising questions on the costs to ...

Below, you can see how many vouchers were approved in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. Once a student is approved for the program, they need to be accepted to attend a private school by Sept. 30.

Iowa is moving to create a new, statewide school voucher program as other jurisdictions around the country look into allowing the use of public funds for students to attend private schools.

If the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature is going to pass a voucher bill allowing public money for private schools, the state should require private schools to follow the same rules, several ...

The program would allow K-12 students attending one of 34 low-performing Iowa public schools to get a scholarship of about $5,200 to attend another school - religious, private, charter or home-school.

Let’s start with who benefits. First and foremost, the answer is: existing private school students. Small, pilot voucher programs with income limits have been around since the early 1990s, but ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - An Iowa grandmother wishes the school voucher program would go up for a vote but isn’t holding her breath. “It’s not going to happen,” Cassidy Pfiffner said.

CEDAR RAPIDS - The idea of Iowa adopting a school voucher program - and taking money away from public schools - gives an Iowa school administrator pause. 'The idea is to attract parents who don't ...

If the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature is going to pass a voucher bill allowing public money for private schools, the state should require private schools to follow the same rules, several ...