A new state law will send public charter schools in Iowa one-point-three million more dollars to boost teacher salaries in the coming school year and a revolving loan fund has been created to provide low-interest loans for charter school facilities. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the law at Des Moines Prep, a charter school for 8th and 9th graders that’s not far from the Iowa Capitol. “Just five years Iowa only had two public charter schools, both established by local school boards,” Reynolds said. “Today there are total of 10 in operation, with another eight already authorized and demand continues to grow, all thanks to Iowa’s adoption and expansion of school choice.”
The law also requires districts to let all charter school students participate in sports and other extracurricular activities at their local public school if the charter school doesn’t have those options.
