Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act into law. This law is a landmark victory for Iowa students, granting families school choice and empowering parents to make the right decisions for their children! #SchoolChoice#SchoolChoiceNow
#ialegis Sen. Claire Celsi, a Democrat, has twice yelled over speakers at Republican #iagov Kim Reynolds’ bill-signing event in the Iowa Capitol rotunda.
Reynolds is signing into law a $325 million private school financial assistance package.
For the first time, we will fund students not systems!
Parents, not the government, can now choose the education setting best suited to their child regardless of their income or zip code.
Iowa has affirmed that educational freedom belongs to all!
BREAKING: Iowa House just passed the governor’s bill to fund students instead of systems.
The vote was 54 to 45.
This is the way.
Iowa will now fund students, not systems.
The Iowa House has passed a bill to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars each year to pay families' private school costs, handing Gov. Kim Reynolds a huge win on a top legislative priority that has eluded her for years.
When equity is everything that we hear, it truly baffles me that those who fight so hard for it are the same ones who are so strongly opposed to Parental Choice!
What could be more fair than supporting every Iowa student equally?
Republicans have literally ignored their constituents who are overwhelmingly against the voucher bill. I’ve heard from all corners of the state, including bright red Sioux County. Iowans don’t want vouchers. #novouchers
The teacher’s union likes to say "public dollars belong in public schools.”
Well, there is no such thing as government dollars. There are only taxpayer dollars and that money belongs to the taxpayer - not the teacher’s union.
I don't know what more I could have done to make it more obvious last election that Senator Kauth is dishonest, disingenuous, divisive, and just plain bigoted. It sickens me that I lost to her. twitter.com/PaulHammelNE/s…
Iowa Gov. KIM REYNOLDS announces UNIVERSAL school choice bill: "My school choice bill will create education savings accounts for families.. in 3 years every family will have a choice in education and no child will be limited by income or ZIP code."
The Governor choosing to start her Condition of the State with a direct attack on the ability of public sector workers to collectively bargain while Iowa is facing a historic workforce crisis is a perfect illustration of why we are in this crisis.
We have faced natural disasters, a pandemic, a nationwide recession and more.
Our common sense, conservative policies have ensured Iowa remains a beacon of freedom.
History in the making! It was my honor today to sign the certificate commemorating the newest amendment to the Iowa Constitution for the right of the people to keep and bear arms—voted for and passed by the people of Iowa during the November 8 election!