Iowa House passes 2.25% school funding increase

Public school funding bill passes through House with 2.25% per-pupil increase
House Republicans added provisions to provide enough funds for teacher pay increases and a transportation equity for the state's rural school districts.
Iowa House passes 2.25% school funding increase as negotiations with Senate continue
Iowans will have a chance to weigh in on the state's public school funding Thursday morning. House lawmakers are holding a public hearing at 11 a.m. on their K-12 school funding bill, House File 319. The hearing will be held in Room 103 of the Iowa Capitol and is scheduled to last one hour. Iowans can sign up to speak online, or leave a comment.
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Iowa Senate lawmakers approve 2 percent increase in public school funding
Iowa Senate lawmakers approved a bill to increase state funding to public schools by 2 percent, conflicting with an increase of 2.25 percent bill advancing in the House. The Senate bill, Senate File 167,
Iowa Senate approves 2% funding increase for K-12 schools
Iowa Senate approves 2% funding increase for K-12 schools
Iowa House passes 2.25% increase in school funding
Iowa schools now have an idea about how much money they’ll receive from state taxpayers from the coming year, but not exactly. Thursday afternoon, the Iowa House passed a 2.25% increase in state funding for public schools.
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