Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says he’s created a new committee to consider an array of changes to Iowa’s K-12 education system.
Grassley says the panel will obviously focus on the much-discussed “school choice” initiative — giving money to parents who send their kids to private schools.
For example, a year ago the House voted to increase state incentives for small school districts that share superintendents or other staff. Grassley expects other ideas to be included in the plan, like more spending flexibility for public schools and new pathways for teacher licensure.
The new House Education Reform Committee will have five members. Three will be Republicans and that includes Grassley, who’ll be chairman. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst will be one of the two Democrats on the panel.
The 2023 Iowa legislative session starts in 21 days.
