The Iowa Department of Education has announced that the application period for the 2026-27 Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) program will officially open on Thursday, April 16 at 8 a.m. and remain open through Tuesday, June 30 at 11:59 p.m. Families can access the application through a link on the Students First Education Savings Accounts webpage, which will […]

Over the last four years, IACS has surveyed every aligned Christian school in the state of Iowa. The survey has evolved, but a number of questions have remained the same for at least three of the last four years, which is starting to give us trends. This has been timely, as we began our survey a year before […]

As the 91st Iowa General Assembly convenes for the 2026 Legislative Session beginning January 12, 2026, the Iowa Association of Christian Schools (IACS) is advancing a focused set of legislative priorities aimed at strengthening educational freedom and fairness for families and schools across our state. These priorities reflect IACS’s commitment to protecting parental choice, defending religious liberty, preserving the independence of private and […]