What We Do

  • Raise awareness of need for improvement in Iowa public education
  • Advocate for legislative and regulatory changes

What We Believe

  • Iowa’s position of national leadership in K-12 education has deteriorated significantly over the last 20 years
  • It will take transformative changes to restore our leadership position
  • Every child, regardless of zip code, can learn
  • Every child should graduate from high school ready for college or a career
  • Teachers are the solution to our challenges, not the problem

ISSUES

DEVELOP ACCOUNTABILITY
  • Support rigorous academic expectations
  • Implement statewide assessment aligned to academic standards that will measure each child’s annual academic growth
  • Provide local school districts and schools more autonomy
ATTRACT THE BEST TEACHERS
  • Offer competitive compensation to attract and retain the best and brightest
  • Broaden pathway into teaching profession
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Treat the teaching career with the same status as other professions
  • Provide continuing education opportunities for teachers and principals
PROVIDE CHOICE
  • Give families options in education and environment to best suit each child
  • Modify charter law to attract high-quality public charter schools to Iowa

Reach Out To Us

Reaching Higher Iowa
PO Box 42515
Urbandale, IA 50323

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