FOIA Request to Iowa State Board Of Education Regarding Instructional Mandates for State K-12 Schools on December 10, 2024.
In our ongoing commitment to provide comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, we at Hawkeye Reporter have submitted a request under the Iowa Open Records Law § 22.1 et seq. The request was made to the Iowa State Board of Education and pertains specifically to instructional mandates for state K-12 schools.
The requested records include a comprehensive list of all required courses and general instruction mandated for state K-12 schools. This information is crucial in understanding the current educational framework within which our children are learning.
As a media organization, we play an essential role in gathering and reporting news to the public. Access to public records such as these is vital in fulfilling our professional responsibilities, which include holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public.
We believe that as media professionals engaged in disseminating information, we are eligible for a fee waiver. We await the response from the Iowa State Board of Education and will continue to keep our readers informed about developments on this matter.
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