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Board urges Iowa to boost school funding by 5% and phase out ESAs; resolution passes
Summary
The Cedar Rapids School Board unanimously passed a resolution urging the governor and state legislature to raise annual state supplemental aid by 5% (inflation‑adjusted) and to phase out education savings accounts (ESAs) over five years, linking state policy to the district's local budget pressures.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education voted Jan. 12 to send a formal message to state officials: increase annual state supplemental aid (SSA) by 5% adjusted for inflation and phase out education savings accounts over five years.
The resolution, introduced by Director Burns and supported by board members, frames the request as a statewide funding…
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