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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.

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Education Savings Accounts – Applications for the 2025-26 school year open April 16

April 1, 2025 By IACS

Families enrolling eligible children in an accredited Iowa nonpublic school will receive funding equal to the per-pupil allocation provided to public school districts for the same year.

Topics: Education Savings Accounts, News, Issue Update, School Choice, Preschool, Elementary/Middle, High School Tags: Education Savings Accounts, Christian Education, Rural Schools, Admissions, Students First Act, ESAs

2025 IACS Legislative Priorities

January 14, 2025 By IACS

Iowa Association of Christian Schools – 2025 Legislative Priorities

Topics: News, Education Savings Accounts, Legislative Update, School Choice, Preschool, Elementary/Middle, High School, Athletics Tags: AEAs, Christian Education, Unfunded Mandates, Rural Schools, news, Legislative, Students First Act, christian schools, ESAs

Highlights From 2023 School Survey

December 20, 2023 By IACS

There have been significant changes in the educational environment for our schools this year.  With the passing of the “Students First Act” in January of 2023, the year was spent shifting gears as schools sought to implement Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) with fidelity and to navigate a quick turnaround on rules and changes in their business offices.

Topics: School News, News, Education Savings Accounts, Tax Credits, School Choice, Elementary/Middle, High School Tags: School Tuition Organizations, School Choice Myths, Rural Schools, Accountability, Odyssey Marketplace, School News, Demographics, Challenges, Tuition, ESA, Survey

School Choice Myth #9

December 9, 2022 By IACS

The tenth post in a series, we address the ninth most common school choice myth in Iowa: Myth Number 9 – Any expansion of school choice will hurt rural schools.

Topics: Education Savings Accounts, Tax Credits, School Choice Tags: ESA, School Choice, Email List, Iowa Senate, Rural Schools, Iowa Legislature, Education Savings Accounts, Iowa, website, Iowa ACE, Private Education

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