Why provide teachers with time for professional development? Because it contributes to the success of our students! The Des Moines School Board approved continuing the district’s comprehensive, three-year professional development plan, which allows time for teachers to participate …

There is a misleading number on the loose as crunch time looms for school funding legislation. Backers of the zero allowable growth [ZAG] bill that passed the Iowa House assert that even in that scenario the state’s schools …

It’s the time of year when school district budgets spill onto the table like jigsaw puzzles to be pieced together. Now that the legislature has convened and the governor has proposed zero percent allowable growth in school funding …