As Iowa’s Education Savings Account program continues to expand to include all K-12 families, rural public school districts are still trying to determine how the scholarships will affect their classrooms, budgets and enrollment. Supporters argue ESAs give families more educational choices, while critics say the program diverts money away from public schools that remain the […]
Rural Iowa
Abandoned Iowa: One blogger’s search for the long-forgotten
Rural flight is defined as the movement of young people from rural areas to urban areas. This has phenomena has plagued small Iowa towns since the…




