Iowa Association of Christian Schools
The Public Policy Voice of Iowa's Protestant, Christ-Centered Schools.
By Eric
Our latest, IACS December 2016 Newsletter, is up and ready for you to read.
Please download and forward to your friends, colleagues, share to your email lists, and post wherever you’d like. We appreciate the help getting the word out about IACS and the latest goings-on.
In this edition: 2017 legislative preview, new IACS advocacy app, and more!
By Eric
It’s time for a social media blitz on school choice in Iowa. The Iowa Association of Christian Schools partnered with Iowa ACE, the Iowa Catholic Conference, and Americans For Prosperity – Iowa to produce a video that outlines the importance of allowing parents to make choices for their children. It also highlights the value of Education Savings Accounts and our current tax credit program.
Below is a clip we have posted on social media yesterday and today. There are more to come. Will you join us in visiting our pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ to share and like our posts? Let’s get the word out about parental rights in education and force candidates this election cycle to make choice in education a major topic of discussion. The video points to UnitedForStudents.com and you are able to sign up for the AFP and Iowa ACE lists on that website. We also encourage you to sign up here on this website for occasional newsletters and legislative action alerts specific to Christian schools and education in the state!
By Eric
Our latest newsletter is out! You can download it here (PDF)!
Inside are details on next week’s Iowa ACE School Choice Summit, our Annual Meeting coming up next month, and some other updates and miscellany we think you need to know!
By Eric
The Iowa Association of Christian Schools has partnered with Americans For Prosperity (AFP), the Iowa Catholic Conference, and the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education (Iowa ACE) to produce a video on school choice and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). We will be promoting this video and other info on ESAs and school Choice on our websites throughout the Summer and Fall of 2016 and up through the early parts of the next legislative session in January.
Going to the website referenced in the video[s] and signing up will add your email to the Iowa ACE and AFP email lists. If you want to ensure you get the latest on Christian schools and our efforts throughout the state, please sign up here. Spread the word as you begin to see these videos and posts pop up on our Facebook and Twitter pages over the coming months! Below is a short version featuring our very own Dean Ridder of Isaac Newton Christian Academy but you can see the full version on the United For Students coalition website.
Please let us know what you think!
By Eric
Our newsletter summarizing the 2016 session can be found here. It outlines the victory on independent accreditation, funding issues, assessments, the ESA effort, and more.
Be sure to forward the PDF to your school parents, friends, and anyone who may be interested.
Thank you to everyone who emailed your legislators this session. Although they didn’t pass an ESA pilot program, your emails helped us get the sunset removed on independent accreditation – our top priority for ten sessions! Thank you!