Iowa Senate Sends 2% School Funding Increase to Governor

Iowa Senate sends K-12 funding package to governor’s desk

The Iowa Senate sent legislation to the governor’s desk Monday for the state’s per-pupil funding for Iowa K-12 schools for the 2026-2027 year.

Iowa’s 2% K-12 school funding awaits Reynolds’ signature

Democrats and critics of the measure argue it is insufficient to support Iowa’s K-12 schools as state funding increases have failed to keep up with inflation.

State funding for Iowa's K-12 students to rise 2% next year

Iowa’s public K-12 schools will get a 2% increase in general state support, so total spending on each student will be $8148 next year. Republicans in the Iowa House approved the plan late last week and on Monday Senate Republicans voted to send it to the governor. There are bookkeeping changes in the plan, like […]

Senate sends K-12 funding to governors desk while House passes childcare assistance bill

Republican Senators passed education funding and it now awaits Governor Kim Reynolds signature.If signed, Iowa schools will see a 2% increase in education fund

Iowa Senate sends 2% school funding increase to governor's desk

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Senate approved a 2% increase for State Supplemental Aid on Monday and the bill now heads to the governor's desk. Three Republicans, including Senators Charlie McClintock of Alburnett, Mike Pike of Des Moines, and Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa, joined all Democrats in voting in opposition to the bill. The [...]

Iowa Senate sends 2% school funding increase to governor

The Iowa Senate approved a 2% per-pupil funding increase for K-12 schools, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds after sharp debate over public and private education funding.