Iowa State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand wants Iowa voters to know he is not opposed to private schools. In a June 28 post on X, Sand wrote: “Let me make my position crystal clear: I’m not against private schools. I just want some common sense reforms to the private school voucher program.” […]

Backpacks are packed, class schedules are set, and Iowa students are returning to school. For families with an approved Students First Education Savings Account, however, one administrative step still needs attention. For the 2026–27 school year, each participating student receives $8,148. Half is available for the fall semester, with the remaining half scheduled for release […]

AFC Growth Fund launched new digital and broadcast ads in Iowa highlighting a family who says education savings accounts have made a difference for their children. Rather than focusing on policy arguments or statistics, the ads put Iowa parents at the center of the conversation. They describe what school choice has meant when tuition became […]

During an Iowa Press interview in June following the primary, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand argued for restricting eligibility for Iowa’s Education Savings Account program: “We shouldn’t be giving private school vouchers to the wealthiest families in the state of Iowa who are already sending their kids to private school anyway and making no sacrifice […]

  School choice can sound like an abstract policy debate. It is often discussed through legislation, funding formulas, enrollment numbers, and sometimes court decisions. But on the first day of school, it becomes personal. It looks like a child walking into a classroom where teachers understand how to help them learn. It looks like parents […]