Category: Education

In the last few years there has been quite a bit of discussion about transgender girls/women competing in girl’s/women’s sports. [[NB by this I mean someone who was born male (biological sex) who identifies as female (by gender)]]. A star Iowa track athlete, Ainsley Ernzen, recently wrote a guest column in the Des Moines Register…

One of the most talked about bills in this session of the Iowa Legislature is HF2177. Introduced by State Rep. Norlin Mommsen, R-DeWitt, the bill calls for video cameras and live streaming of Iowa classrooms. Video streams would be available on demand but only to parents or guardians. Mommson’s bill also calls for penalties if…

Let me start with the relevant bona fides. My wife and I have eight adult children. When our oldest reached school age we signed him up for the local public school and the local Christian school. We spoke with teachers in both schools and in the end we decided that we could do a better…

Education is going to be a hot topic in the 89th Iowa General Assembly. It started with Senate President Jake Chapman’s opening day remarks about a sinister agenda and there are numerous bills addressing education being considered in the legislature. Some of these will be contentious but on some I think the various parties can…