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Christ-centered schools since 1976.

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School Choice Myths Revisited

October 6, 2026 By IACS

Back on November 30, 2022 we shared a post entitled “School Choice Myths” followed by a series of posts in December of 2022 highlighting each myth separately.  With old and new myths circulating this election season, we thought we’d revisit this topic and clear up misconceptions about private schools, Christian Schools in particular, and school choice programs in general:

Topics: Special Ed, Education Savings Accounts, Tax Credits, School Choice, Independent Accreditation Tags: Accreditation, Title Funding, Textbooks, Transportation, Iowa Legislature, Education Savings Accounts, Iowa, Private Education, Independent Accreditation, Department of Ed, School Choice, ESA

Who’s Actually Checking the Books?

July 13, 2026 By IACS

One gubernatorial candidate made one claim the center of his campaign for governor: that Iowa’s private schools take ESA dollars with no real financial accountability attached. It’s a serious charge. It’s also one that doesn’t survive five minutes with the actual accreditation standards.

Topics: Education Savings Accounts, School Choice, Independent Accreditation, Best Practices Tags: Education Savings Accounts, Iowa, Private Education, Independent Accreditation, Accreditation, School Choice, ESA, Iowa Legislature, Audits, Financial Reviews, Accountability, Iowa Senate, Iowa House

Accountability in Iowa’s Private Schools

August 7, 2025 By IACS

Let’s take a look at private school accountability in Iowa

Topics: News, Education Savings Accounts, School Choice, Issue Update, Elementary/Middle, High School, Independent Accreditation Tags: Students First Act, ESAs, christian schools, Legislative, news, Accountability, Research, School Choice Myths, Unfunded Mandates, Christian Education

Court Cases and the Legal Environment Around School Choice

July 28, 2025 By IACS

Well-designed and religiously neutral programs that empower parents are almost always upheld as constitutional.

Topics: News, Education Savings Accounts, Tax Credits, Issue Update, School Choice Tags: Executive Branch, Attorney General, Supreme Court, Courts, Judicial Review, Court Cases, Research, School Choice Myths, Federal Issues, Christian Education, Catholic Charities Bureau v Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, news, Challenges, Students First Act, christian schools, Administrators, ESAs, Circuit Court, Pulsifer v Westshore Christian, Mahmoud v Taylor, Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v Drummond

Iowa ACE Creates ‘Parents For Educational Choice’ Group

May 22, 2025 By IACS

Our partners at the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education are forming an affiliated committee called “Parents for Educational Choice.”

Topics: News, Education Savings Accounts, Tax Credits, Issue Update, School Choice, Iowa ACE Tags: School Choice, Parents For Educational Choice, ESAs, Parenting, christian schools, Students First Act, School Tuition Organizations, Christian Education, Iowa ACE

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