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Health of Iowa Schools

Iowa school districts are in the middle of tough contract negotiations with teachers. Funding from the state has declined and some districts are turning to property taxes or cash reserve accounts to make up the difference. Meanwhile the Iowa Association of School Boards embroiled in scandal. Host Jeneane Beck looks at the fiscal health of our schools with school administrators and the head of the Iowa Association of School Boards.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River