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Educational Savings Account
Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education (Iowa ACE) is an organization that
promotes the rights of parents to choose the best educational option for their
children. They are a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to
expanding school choice options in Iowa for the benefit of Iowa’s children.
For the first time, Iowa’s school choice coalition introduced Educational Savings
Account (ESA) legislation in the Iowa House with the help of Representatives
Chris Hagenow (R-Windsor Heights), Peter Cownie (R-West Des Moines), and
Jake Highfill (R-Johnson). ESAs allow parents who do not enroll their child in a
public school or charter school to receive a deposit of public funds into
government-authorized savings accounts with specific multiple uses.

UPDATE

The legislation passed out of subcommittee in early February but failed to pass out
of the House Education Committee for debate this session. According to the Iowa
ACE organization, the primary goal this session was to introduce the legislation,
demonstrate that Iowans are behind ESAs, and answer questions. They were
successful in achieving these goals and believe they are well positioned to advance
this issue moving forward. Additional information about the Iowa Alliance for
Choice in Education and ESAs can be found at http://www.iowaace.org/.

DCHS Announces New Courses

Dowling Catholic High School continually works to present new course offerings designed
to meet the growing needs and interests of the students. The current school year brought
new courses in several departments ranging from Sacraments to Web Design.
New for 2013/2014: Advanced Statistics, Aerospace Engineering, AP Calculus, Creative
Social Media, Digital Animation and Graphics, Discrete Math, Dramatic Literature, FilmRadio-Media Studies, Exploration in Drama, Graphic Design 2, Interpretive Speech Arts,
Intro to Yoga, Sacraments, Statistics, Virtual Reality Education Platform, and Web Design.

Graphic Design 2
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New for the upcoming 2014/2015 school year: Advanced Spanish I, Advanced Eastern
Civilization, Advanced Western Civilization, Advanced US History, AP Microeconomics,
AP Psychology, Eastern Civilization, Entrepreneurship in the Community, Interpretive
Speech Arts+, Intro to Philosophy: Self and Reality, Liturgy, Power Yoga +, Theological
Foundations, and Western Civilization.