Iowa Legislature won’t pass Reynolds’ private education bill, House speaker says
BPC Staff May 23, 2022 | 8:12 pm
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67 wordsAll Latest News, Education, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsDes Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers won’t pass Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to give 10,000 families taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay private school expenses this year, House Speaker Pat Grassley said today. The bill’s failure, caused by opposition among House Republican lawmakers concerned it could harm rural schools, represents a major setback for Reynolds, a Republican, who had made the issue one of her top priorities for the year.