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The public policy voice of Iowa's Protestant,
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: Iowa, Private Education, Independent Accreditation, Accreditation, Department of Ed, School Choice, ESA, Textbooks, Transportation, Title Funding, Iowa Legislature, Education Savings Accounts

Announcing Iowa’s Scholarship Granting Organization

May 28, 2026 By IACS

Iowa is taking an important step forward by establishing a Scholarship Granting Organization

Topics: News, Tax Credits, School Choice Tags: ISGO, One Big Beautiful Bill, Federal Programs, Scholarship Granting Organization, SGO, Tax Credits, Private Education, School Choice

February 2026 Newsletter

February 28, 2026 By IACS

Our February 2026 newsletter is live! Schools celebrated National School Choice Week, our inaugural board bootcamps were a success, and read an update on the 2026 legislative session!

Topics: Professional Development, School News, Education Savings Accounts, News, Action Alert, Tax Credits, Legislative Update, School Choice, Issue Update, Newsletters, Independent Accreditation, IACS Events, Best Practices, School Spotlight Tags: IACS Events, Advocacy, National School Choice Week, legislative update, Christian Education

January 2026 Newsletter

January 31, 2026 By IACS

Our January 2026 newsletter is live! Read about our 2026 legislative priorities, an opportunity to celebrate 20 years of school choice in Iowa, and more as we kick off our 50th year of championing Christian education!

Topics: News, School News, Education Savings Accounts, Legislative Update, Tax Credits, Issue Update, School Choice, Newsletters, Iowa ACE, IACS Events, School Spotlight Tags: educational freedom, Legislation, Christian Education, School Tuition Organizations, christian schools, ESAs, School Choice

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

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