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May 6, 2025 · Now, AEAs are required to make contracts with school districts and assign dollar values to services that were provided without one before. This has left rural districts paying more for the same services ...
Jan 30, 2024 · The 124-page bill would alter the way AEAs receive funding, reorganize AEAs, limit AEAs to only providing education services for students who have disabilities, and create a new department at the Iowa D...
Mar 18, 2024 · After a lengthy heated floor debate, the Iowa Senate passed a heavily amended version of House Republicans’ reforms on Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies. Reforming AEAs is the biggest task set forth b...
Jan 31, 2024 · Reynolds’ bill pitches an overhaul of Iowa’s nine AEAs by giving schools funding that traditionally went to AEAs directly to allow them the autonomy to choose to use AEA services, contract privately, or...
Jan 18, 2024 · Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds walked back sweeping reforms to state Area Education Agencies on Thursday, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Just days after she introduced legislation to li...
Apr 9, 2024 · Reynolds’ new law has many benefits, but it didn’t start out that way. Back in January, the governor originally planned to allocate the funding meant for AEAs straight into Iowa school districts, which w...
Aug 29, 2024 · An attendee wearing an “Iowa Needs Area Education Agencies” shirt while speaking about experiences during a conversation with local legislators about Area Education Agencies at the North Liberty public ...
Jan 28, 2024 · A packed room of JoCo residents spoke out against AEA reform at a North Liberty legislative forum on Sunday.
Mar 27, 2024 · Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 2612 — a bill that would reform Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, raise teacher pay, and increase school funding — into law on Wednesday afternoon. The bill brings...
Feb 29, 2024 · The proposal would also push back the timeline for implementation to allow school districts to plan and would create a task force to provide recommendations on the role and future of the AEAs. The propo...
