Members of the Iowa DOGE Task Force discuss recommendations for streamlining Iowa's state government at the group's third meeting Aug. 6, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Maya Marchel Hoff/Gazette-Lee Des ...

Early last fall, then-House Speaker Lance Cargill held a series of legislative hearings to discuss Oklahoma teacher compensation. Featuring experts, testimony and information, Cargill’s meetings were ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced an $8.5 million competitive grant to ...

These columns have always been fans of merit pay. Pay for performance, bonus pay, merit pay--whatever you want to call it--has always worked. For example, take ... . almost any industry. But merit pay ...

As the national debate over merit pay for teachers grows, local school districts - like most across the state - are content to sit back and watch other districts wrangle with the controversial topic.

I always feel better after I talk to Larry James. I was worried. Now I’m not. James, president and CEO of CitySquare, the city’s biggest and most comprehensive private anti-poverty organization, had ...

Bruce Lear lives in Sioux City. He has been connected to public schools for 38 years. Imagine a basketball team where players are paid a bonus per basket, rebound, or steal. Would the five players ...