ISEA President Reacts to Governor's Education Reform Blueprint

Statement from Iowa State Education Association President Chris Bern

The Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) strongly believes that any education agenda needs to put students at the center of reform. While the Governor's Blueprint Remodel has a lot of ideas, it is still short on details. The ISEA remains committed to actively participating in all discussions about the future of public education in Iowa and will continue to help shape the debate. We remain hopeful that our members' voices are heard and our everyday life experiences in the classrooms are taken into account as decisions about Iowa's students are made.

The details of any "blueprint" are essential. Like all Iowans interested in the future of our great state, we still await a clear vision of how to move these ideas forward, how to fund them, and what the real application of these plans would be.

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The ISEA is a private, professional organization made up of over 34,000 educators who are dedicated to promoting and preserving public education for all Iowa students. Great Education. It's an Iowa Basic.