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Sand, Reynolds bicker over Iowa private school tuition oversight

Summary by The Quad-City Times

State agencies have refused to provide some information about Iowa’s taxpayer-funded private school financial assistance program to the state auditor’s office as the parties disagree over state law.

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The Quad-City Times

Sand, Reynolds bicker over Iowa private school tuition oversight

2 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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KGAN

Governor Reynolds and Auditor Sand clash over access to private school scholarship records

Governor Kim Reynolds and State Auditor Rob Sand are at odds over access to information regarding funding for Iowa's private school scholarship Education Saving

3 days ago

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Iowa Capital Dispatch

Auditor says state denied access to ESA information, departments dispute claim • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand held a news conference Feb. 18, 2025 about a report related to access to information on the state's Education Savings Account program. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa Auditor Rob Sand said Tuesday the state was withholding information about the state’s private school scholarship program — a claim various executive-branch agencies disputed. The auditor’s office released a independent report Tuesday on inter…

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mtayrnews.com

Private schools, ESAs impacting area school districts

[Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of a four-part series examining student enrollments in area school districts. Last week’s article presented enrollment trends. This week focuses on the impact of private schools on public school enrollments, especially since the advent of Education Savings Accounts, also known as private school vouchers.] Iowa instituted its Education Savings Accounts program effective in the 2024-25 school year. Und…

2 days ago·Mount Ayr, United States

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KJAN

Reynolds and Sand quarrel over access to data about E.S.A.s

(Radio Iowa) – State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, and Republican Governor Kim Reynolds are in a standoff over access to information about state funding for private school expenses. Sand says C-P-As who’ve worked for him as well as three other Republican state auditors asked for more data about the Education Savings Accounts parents of private school students applied for to cover tuition or other expenses. “This office has never been refused th…

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