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Iowa Department of Education, 2007
Legislation passed during the 2001 Iowa legislative session established the Student Achievement and Teacher Quality Program, Iowa Code Section 284.12(1). This legislation requires the Iowa Department of Education (DE) to annually report the statewide progress on the following: student achievement scores in mathematics and reading at the fourth and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 4, Grade 8, Scores
Johnson, Jerry – Rural School and Community Trust, 2006
In March 2005, Governor Tom Vilsack and a committee of 12 legislators endorsed proposals intended to "make Iowa's public schools more efficient and improve achievement." Among the proposals was one calling for an education commission that would recommend to the 2007 Legislature a minimum school district and high school size. In light of…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Size, Rural Schools, School Districts