Statement by Tammy Wawro president of the Iowa State Education Association in response to

DES MOINES, IA (01/14/2013)(readMedia)-- Everyday in Iowa, educators are demonstrating excellence in the classroom with new approaches to learning, innovative lessons, and new and thoughtful ways to get students excited about their future. The members of the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) truly believe that any education reform proposal needs to place students at the center before success can be realized.

With that in mind, the ISEA will take the time to study the Governor's education reform proposal weighing it against real-life, quality feed-back like that found in the ISEA VIVA Teacher's Report (http://www.isea.org/ ) where over 1,000 members weighed into the discussion.

Educators look forward to their voices being heard – and listened to in this debate.

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