Private and charter schools

Many argue that charter schools or private schools offer a better-quality education than public schools, but who gets left behind when resources shift?

For episode two of Iowa Week: School is in Session — a look at the school choice movement in Iowa and the push toward privatization.

We're kicking off a week-long focus on Iowa's K-12 schools.

Two new charter schools are starting up this fall. They’re the first schools approved under a 2021 law aimed at growing the number of publicly-funded charters in Iowa.