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annual Condition of Education report was released We reserve the right to accept or refuse any or all advertising. |
last week. Some of the highlights: There are more than
37,000 full-time teachers in Iowa classrooms, an Publisher reserves the right to cancel any advertisement at any time. |
increase of 3,100 since 2011. Public school enrollment Call 515-981-0406 or email ncws@norwalknewspaper.com with questions. |
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years; The student-teacher ratio has dropped every year ,
even while enrollment has increased; Average teacher
pay has increased to nearly $59,000. These stats and
many more can be found in the 2018 Condition of
Education Report: https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/
documents/2018ConditionOfEducation.pdf
Funding: Work is continuing on the state budget
and one of the top priorities is determining K-12
funding for the 2019-20 school year. We are well-
positioned to set this within the first 30 days of session.
Last session, funding for schools increased to an all-
time high of $3.2 billion annually. That is an increase
of $765 million since the start of the 2011-12 school
year. Most importantly, schools have been able to rely
on those funding increases and have never been cut,
even in difficult budget years. We will also be looking
at opportunities to help districts stretch their dollars
further so that resources are making their way into
the classroom. Last session, the Legislature provided
schools with additional funding to reduce
transportation costs and closed the per pupil inequity
for the first time in decades. We will be looking to see
if there are ways to improve these funding streams.
Federal Taxes: The IRS is officially accepting and
processing federal tax returns for tax year 2018 and
expects the first refunds to go out at the beginning of
February Check the %Vhere's My Refund?" website
after filing to see where in the process your refund is.
The filing deadline to submit 2018 tax returns is
Monday, April 15, 2019. By law, any returns claiming
the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child
Tax Credit will not see refunds before February 15. The
IRS Free File program is available at IRS.gov and gives
eligible taxpayers multiple options for filing and
preparing their tax returns. This program available to
individuals and families with incomes of $66,000 or less.
Water Quality Demonstration Projects: The
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship (IDALS) has extended three water
quality demonstration projects focused on innovative
ways to encourage adoption of water quality-focused
conservation practices. The projects were initially
funded in 2015 and are being extended for three years
to scale-up their efforts and accelerate practice
implementation in support of the Iowa Nutrient
Reduction Strategy. The projects receiving extensions
are the Taylor County Water Quality Initiative, Iowa
Seed Corn Cover Crops Initiative, and the Central
Iowa Watershed Management Authority WQI Project.
These projects will receive over $2 million in additional
funding through the Iowa Water Quality Initiative
over the next three years. In addition to the state
funds, these projects will generate an estimated $5
million in matching funds and other in-kind
contributions to support water quality improvement
efforts. Additional details about these and all other
demonstration projects that are part of the Iowa Water
Quality Initiative is available at https://
www.cleanwateriowa.org/farm-l/. A total of 65
demonstration projects are currently located across
the state to help implement and demonstrate water
quality practices.
Soil Management: The Iowa State University
(ISU) Extension and Outreach has scheduled a short
course dealing with soil fertility and nutrient
management. The Soil Fertility and Nutrient
Management Short Course will be held February 19-
20 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ames. Registration
opens at 8:30 a.m. with classwork beginning at 9 a.m.
on February 19 and ending at 4 p.m. on Feb 20.
Additional course information and online registration
with credit card is available at www.aep.iastate.edu/soil
Forums: The Winterset Chamber of Commerce is
no longer sponsoring forums. If you are holding an
event and would like me to attend, please contact me.
Norwalk has a Town Hall meeting on the second
Saturday of the month, 9:00 am to 10:30 am at City
Hall. I usually attend this meeting.
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