Iowa Association of Christian Schools

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

The public policy voice of Iowa's Protestant,
Christ-centered schools since 1976.

Who’s Actually Checking the Books?

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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.

Court Cases and the Legal Environment Around School Choice

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

Beyond the Political Theater: The Truth About Iowa’s School Choice

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Beyond the Political Theater: The Truth About Iowa’s School Choice By Dr. Nic Scandrett, Superintendent, Siouxland Christian School ’Tis the season for political theater. In what I assume was intended as a joke, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand recently suggested that private school leaders are using public money to pay for booze and vacations to […]

School Choice Myths Revisited

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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:

Iowa Nonpublic School Enrollment Surges in ESA Era

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As the school year comes to a close and Iowa families consider their options for next fall, the latest certified enrollment numbers point to a remarkable trend: Iowa’s nonpublic schools are serving thousands more students than they were before Education Savings Accounts began.