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The Public Policy Voice of Iowa's Protestant, Christ-Centered Schools since 1976.

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Christ-centered schools since 1976.

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Announcing Iowa’s Scholarship Granting Organization

May 28, 2026 By IACS

Iowa is taking an important step forward by establishing a Scholarship Granting Organization designed specifically to serve Iowa school communities through the new federal Scholarship Tax Credit program. Unlike national organizations that are already seeking SGO business in Iowa, this effort is rooted here at home. Rather than directing administrative fees out of state, the […]

Topics: News, Tax Credits, 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, Education Savings Accounts, School News, News, Action Alert, Legislative Update, Tax Credits, Issue Update, School Choice, 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: School Choice, educational freedom, Legislation, Christian Education, School Tuition Organizations, ESAs, christian schools

Court Cases and the Legal Environment Around School Choice

July 28, 2025 By IACS

Back in 2023, we posted about the court cases that had recently been decided and the overwhelming support in law and under judicial review across the nation for school choice programs, parental rights, and religious liberty nationwide.

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

New Federal K-12 Scholarship Tax Credit

July 18, 2025 By IACS

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act establishes the first-ever federal K-12 scholarship tax credit…

Topics: News, Legislative Update, Tax Credits, Issue Update, School Choice, Elementary/Middle, High School Tags: Federal Issues, news, Legislative

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