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Governor:Terry Branstad
Director of Education:Jason Glass
Quality Counts state grade:C
Pre-K-12 enrollment:495,775
Number of school districts:359
Number of public schools:1,436
Number of public school teachers:34,642
Unadjusted education spending per student:$9,748
Percent minority students:18.5%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:38.0%
Percent of students with disabilities:13.8%
Percent of English-language learners:4.4%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:43.1%
8th grade math:33.6%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:33.2%
8th grade reading:32.7%

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May 14, 2008 | Updated: April 7, 2012 - Education Week
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January 18, 2008 - Education Week
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August 3, 2007 - Education Week
Addressing teachers and education advocates in Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidate pledged to give public schools the resources needed to properly educate children.
August 1, 2007 - Education Week
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May 16, 2006 - Education Week
The worst mumps outbreak in 20 years is prompting school administrators to use the generally mild disease as an opportunity to strengthen their ties with local health officials and test emergency plans that would be used in the breakout of a more serious illness.
May 16, 2006 - Education Week
Like 18 other district chiefs in Iowa, Superintendent Bob Lehman splits his time between two school systems, each of which pays half his salary. Though sharing leaders helps small districts cut costs, it makes for a taxing job.
November 1, 2005 - Education Week
After reading “Iowa Law Ends Use of Finger-Scan Technology,” I am baffled: Don’t we want children to be fingerprinted for safety?
September 20, 2005 - Education Week
A little-noticed Iowa law, designed to protect children by forbidding schools to collect their fingerprints, has halted the use of new technology that district leaders say has improved cafeteria and library operations.
September 7, 2005 - Education Week

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