White Papers and Presentations
View this PPT on poverty in Iowa, with maps showing the free and reduced-price percentages by school district for each year from FY 2001 through FY 2023 from the ISFIS Interactive Mapping Tool.
View Iowa Youth Survey data for various years.
View the Iowa Policy Project article titled "Strengthening Public Education: No New Subsidies to Private Schools" published October 25, 2018.
View the Iowa Policy Project and Child and Family Policy Center article on "Taxpayer Support of Private Education in Iowa" published November 2, 2018.
View the annual publication of data and statistics on Iowa's government, economy, and population in the LSA 2017 FACTBOOK, published July 12, 2018
View Tax Policy and Tax Cuts Analysis White Paper prepared by ISFIS, April 20, 2018
View Mandatory Retention: Iowa Rethinks an Unproven and Expensive State Policy Presentation by ISFIS, at Administrator Days in Kearney, NE, July 27, 2018
View Resources/Sources for 3rd Grade Retention, Reading Interventions, Other Strategies to Improve Literacy from the presentation at Administrator Days in Kearney, NE, July 26, 2017
View the Legislative Priorities & Advocacy Resources for Education Presentation from the Iowa ASCD Conference, by ISFIS Partners, from February 8, 2017
View the Iowa Demographics & Education Funding Then and Now Presentation from the University of Iowa Distinguished Speakers Series, featuring ISFIS Partners, from December 10, 2015
View the Analysis of Early Intervention/Class Size Block Grant White Paper prepared by ISFIS, April 1, 2013
Legislative Reports
January 2022 - View the Iowa Department of Education Supplemental Assistance for High-Need Schools Report per 284.11.
January 2020 - View the FY 2019 SILO/SAVE Report from the Iowa Department of Education.
January 2020 - View the Commission on Educator Leadership and Compensation Report - Three Year Report (2017-19) from the Iowa Department of Education.
January 2020 - Iowa Department of Education report on Early ACCESS Council Governor's Report per 34 CFR §303.604c.
January 2020 - Iowa Department of Education report on General Assembly for Supplemental Assistance for High-Need Schools Report per 284.11.
January 2020 - Iowa Department of Education report for Child Development Coordinating Council Annual Report per 256A.3.
January 2020 - Iowa Department of Education report for Iowa Autism Council Report per 256.35A.
January 2020 - Iowa Department of Education report for FY 2019 Adult Education and Literacy Program Report per 260C.50.
December 2019 - Iowa Department of Education report for FY 2019 Statewide Work-Based Intermediary Network Report per 256.40.
November 2019 - DOE Dyslexia Response Task Force Report per SF2360 §1 and per 2018 Iowa Acts, Ch. 1122.1. This report is available here.
2013 - Iowa Department of Education report from ELL Task Force 2013
Legal Updates
December 13, 2019 - School Finance Formula Review Committee Meeting
Issue Reviews
Issue Reviews from the Iowa Legislature are below. These reviews concern PK-12 schools and taxes. You can find a complete list of Issue Reviews on the Issue Reviews page on the Iowa Legislature website. Click on the title for a PDF version of the document.
- February 1, 2019 - 2016 Federal Income Tax Statistics
- February 1, 2019 - Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Match Rates
- March 9, 2018 - State School Aid — Historical Context and Trends
- March 9, 2017 - State of Iowa Expenditure Limitation Process
- January 11, 2017 -- Grade Retention
- January 11, 2017 -- Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund Update
- Mar 10, 2016 -- State Funding for Preschool
- Jan 6, 2016 -- State and Local Tax Revenue FY 2005 to FY 2015
- Nov 16, 2015 -- Federal Income Tax Statistics - Iowa Tax Payers
- Nov 10, 2014 -- State Collective Bargaining in Iowa
- Dec 12, 2013 -- School Finance Formula - Aid and Levy Worksheet
- Dec 12, 2013 -- State School Aid Funding for Special Education
- Dec 11, 2013 -- Budget Unit: Competency-Based Education
- Dec 11, 2013 -- Iowa Property Tax and Local Government Finance Trends
- Dec 21, 2012 -- Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Funding FY 2011 Report and Analysis
- Nov 29, 2012 -- LSA's Analysis of Historical Funding Per Pupil FY 2000 Through FY 2012
- Nov 16, 2012 -- Iowa Expenditure Limitation Process
- Sept 26, 2012 -- Salary Growth of Iowa Teacher & School Administrators
- Aug 27, 2012 -- Federal Budget Control Act of 2011
- Aug 24, 2012 -- Trends in General Fund Appropriations
- Nov 3, 2011 -- Instructional Support Program Funding Inequities
- Oct 4, 2011 -- Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund
- Sept 30, 2011 -- Monthly Revenue Memo
- Dec 9, 2010 -- State and Local Tax Revenue FY 2001 to FY 2010
- Dec 3, 2010 -- School District Cash Reserve Levy
- Dec 2, 2010 -- State Funding for Preschool
- Oct 20, 2010 -- Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
- Sept 10, 2010 -- School Aid Formula Funding - Supplementary Weightings
- Oct 29, 2009 -- School Aid Funding for FY 2010 and FY 2011
- Feb 19, 2009 -- Area Education Agency Review
- Jan 6, 2009 -- City Property Tax - FY 2009
- Sept 12, 2008 -- School Aid Law Changes
- Dec 19, 2007 -- School Infrastructure Local Option Sales Tax (SILO)
- Nov 27, 2007 -- Teacher Retention - Impact of Student Achievement/Teacher Quality Legislation
- Oct 23, 2007 -- Local Option Sales Tax
- Sept 24, 2007 -- School Budget Components Impact on Foundation Property Tax Rates
- Sept 21, 2007 -- Average Teacher Salaries - Impact of Student Achievement and Teacher Quality Legislation
- Apr 17, 2007 -- Special Education Funding
- Oct 27, 2006 -- Transportation Costs Impact on School Budgets
- Feb 1, 2006 -- Community College Programming for High School Students
- Dec 14, 2005 -- School Property Taxes
- Nov 29, 2004 -- High School Drop Outs
- Oct 4, 2002 -- School Aid Funding FY 2002 - FY 2004
- Dec 16, 2001 -- School Foundation Aid - Budget Alternatives for FY 2003
- Nov 29, 2000 -- Declining Enrollments and Budget Guarantee
- Nov 7, 2000 -- Iowa's Teacher Salaries - Comparative Studies
- Sept 19, 2000 -- Iowa's Teacher's Salaries
- Aug 22, 2000 -- School-Based Liaison Program
- Jul 25, 2000 -- School Infrastructure Program
- Sept 23, 1997 -- Educational Excellence
Fiscal Topics
Fiscal Topics from the Iowa Legislature are below. These topics concern PK-12 schools and taxes. You can find a complete list of Fiscal Topics on the Fiscal Topics page on the Iowa Legislature website. Click on the title for a PDF version of the document.
- December 2022 - Teacher Licensure and Alternative Pathways
- December 2022 - School Aid — School District Reorganization Incentives
- December 2022 - School Aid — Instructional Support Program
- December 2022 - School Aid — Area Education Agency Funding — FY 2023
- December 2022 - School Aid — Additional Levy Components — FY 2023
- December 2022 - School Aid - District Cost Per Pupil Differences Between School Districts — FY 2023
- December 2022 - Transportation Equity Program — FY 2023
- December 2022 - Tax Credit: School Tuition Organization
- January 2020 - College Student Aid Commission in Second Year of Automated FAFSA Reporting
- January 2020 - School Aid - Income Surtaxes
- November 2019 - District Cost Per Pupil Differences Between School Districts
- November 2019 - Teacher Licensure and Alternative Pathways
- September 2019 - School Aid - Additional Levy Components
- August 2019 - District Cost Per Pupil Differences Between School Districts
- August 2019 - Individualized Education Programs
- August 2019 - Career and Technical Education
- July 2019 - New Summer College Credit Program Underway
- July 2019 - Transportation Equity Program
- July 2019 - School District Reorganization Incentives
- July 2019 - Instructional Support Program
- June 2019 - Early Childhood Iowa State Board Meeting
- Dec 2016 - Tax Credit: Solar Energy System Tax Credit
- Dec 2016 - Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
- Dec 2016 - Tax Credit: Early Childhood Development Tax Credit
- Dec 2016 - School District Reorganization Incentives
- Mar 15, 2016 - Early Childhood Iowa Preschool Tuition Assistance
- Mar 15, 2016 - Early Childhood Iowa Initiative
- Jan 15, 2016 - Rules Committee Delays Smarter Balanced Assessments
- Dec 15, 2015 - Board of Education Summer Literacy Program Criteria
- Nov 2015 - Budget Unit: State Foundation School Aid
- Sept 2015 - LSA Fiscal Topic: Early Literacy Initiative
- Aug 2015 -- LSA Fiscal Topic: High-Need Schools
- Aug 13, 2015 -- State Board of Education: New Statewide Assessment
- Aug 2015 -- LSA Fiscal Topic: State Career Planning System
- Aug 2015 -- LSA Fiscal Topic: School Food Service
- Aug 2015 -- LSA Fiscal Topic: Early Warning System for Literacy
- Jul 2014 -- Budget Unit: State Foundation School Aid
- Jul 2014 -- Budget Unit: Education Council and Task Force Support
- Jun 2014 -- Budget Unit: University of Iowa - Iowa Online Advanced Placement Academy
- Jun 2014 -- Budget Unit: Univeristy of Northern Iowa - Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership
- Jun 2014 -- Budget Unit: Attendance Center/Data Systems
- Jun 2014 -- Budget Unit: Instructional Support Program
- Jan 2014 -- Student Achievement and Teacher Quality
- Jan 2014 -- Education Reform Budget Unit
- Jan 2014 -- Community Colleges State Funding
- Jan 2014 -- Iowa's Learning OnLine Initiative
- Nov 26, 2013 -- Budget Unit: Core Curriculum
- Nov 11, 2013 - Early Head Start Projects
- Aug 14, 2013 -- School District Cash Reserve Levy
- Dec 20, 2012 -- School Aid Formula Funding - Area Education Agencies
- Sept 4, 2012 -- Budget Unit: Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates
- Sept 4, 2012 -- Budget Unitncome Surtax: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Finance Disclosure Board
- Aug 31, 2012 -- School Aid: District Cost Per Pupil Differences Between School Districts
- Aug 31, 2012 -- Budget Unit: Nonpublic Textbook Services
- Aug 01, 2012 -- School Finance Allowable Growth Rates
- Dec 01, 2011 -- School Aid Formula Funding: Returning Dropout/Dropout Prevention Programs
- Oct 12, 2011 -- Special Education Services for Children from Birth to Age Three
- Oct 11, 2011 -- Budget Guarantee Phase Out
- Oct 11, 2011 -- Income Surtax
- Oct 7, 2011 -- Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) and Property Tax Equity Relief (PTER) Funds
- Sept 8, 2011 -- Community College Revenue
- Sept 6, 2011 -- Performance of Duty Appropriations
- Aug 4, 2010 -- School Finance - School District Budget Guarantee Phase-out
- Feb 10, 2010 -- Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership
- Sept 25, 2009 -- School Aid Formula - Additional Levy Components
- Jan 20, 2009 -- School Finance - Property Tax Relief
- Jan 5, 2009 -- School Finance: Budget Guarantee Phase-out
- Jan 5, 2009 -- School Finance Formula - State Categorical Roll-In
- Sept 23, 2008 -- National Board Certification of Iowa Teachers
- Aug 13, 2008 -- Student Achievement and Teacher Quality Program