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Sioux City board discusses pushing state lawmakers for special‑education aid, home rule and voucher parity
Summary
Board members and the new superintendent discussed legislative priorities for the Iowa Legislature, including greater state support for special education, restoring a Peter Fund mechanism, opposing voucher expansions, and clearer home‑rule authority for districts.
Board members and Superintendent Juan Cordova spent a substantial portion of the July 21 meeting outlining priorities they plan to ask state lawmakers to consider during the next legislative session. The topics the board discussed include increased state funding for special education, revisiting mechanisms to aid property‑poor districts, limiting or placing parity requirements on private‑school voucher programs, and protecting local decision‑making authority.
Director John (surname not provided) framed the discussion around the district’s ongoing…
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