TAKING THE LONG VIEW

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• IOWA ASCD SCENARIO PROJECT

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• 1st- rank in US for meth-related incidents.
• 50th -rank in total population.
• 510 total meth labs found in Iowa last year.
• 13 age of Clinton boy guilty of felony drug
  charges.

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• A child in Iowa is abused or neglected every 49
  minutes.
• A child in Iowa is born into poverty every 2
  hours.
• A child in Iowa dies before her first birthday
  every day.
• A child or teen in Iowa is killed by gunfire
  every 2 weeks.
• There are 733,638 children in Iowa.

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• Iowa ranks 6th among states in the percent of
  children who are poor.
• 1 in 10 children is poor in Iowa.
• Number of children under age 18 who are poor
  79,247
• Percent of children under age 18 who are poor
  11.0

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• Percent of children under age six with all
  parents in the labor force 71.4
• Number of children served by Head Start -- 7,689
• Average annual cost of child care for a
  four-year-old in a center 6,198

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• Iowa ranks 25th among states in per pupil
  expenditures.
• Amount spent per pupil in academic year 6,243

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• Iowa ranks 5th among states in percent of
  uninsured children.
• Number of children under age 19 without health
  insurance 48,000
• Percent of children under age 19 without health
  insurance 6.1

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• Percent of 16- to 19-year-olds who are not
  enrolled in school and are not high school
  graduates -- 5.8
• High school completion rate -- 88.2
• Percent of 16- to 19-year olds who are unemployed
  -- 8.8

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• Iowa spends 3.5 times more per prisoner than per
  public school pupil.
• Number of juveniles arrested -- 21,814
• Every 1 invested in quality early childhood care
  and education saves as much as 7 by increasing
  the likelihood that children will be literate,
  employed, and enrolled in postsecondary
  education and less likely to be school dropouts,
  dependent on welfare, or arrested for criminal
  activity.

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• Ironically, despite our state's high quality of
  education, Iowa has not retained its own
  graduates or succeeded in attracting college
  graduates from other states. Of the 50 states,
  Iowa continues to rank in the mid-thirties in
  terms of percent of its population with a college
  degree. It was ranked 35th in the September 2002
  Milken Institute report on the state's capacity
  to participate in the current knowledge economy.
• -- Robert D. Koob

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• 78 of Iowa high school graduates plan to pursue
  postsecondary education - Measuring Up 2000
  State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education,
  Progressive Policy Institute
• Iowa ranks 1st in the U.S. on average SAT
  composite scores - Morgan Quitno State Rankings
  2002
• Iowa ranks 7th in the nation on average ACT
  composite scores - Morgan Quitno State Rankings
  2002
• Iowa is 4th nationally in high school graduation
  rate with 84 - Morgan Quitno State Rankings 2002

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• 60 public satisfaction with high school
  preparation vs. 43 nationwide. 59 employer
  satisfaction with college/university preparation
  vs. 46 nationwide - Public Agenda 2000
• 62 public and private colleges 28 community
  college campuses.

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• The national graduation rate for the class of
  1998 was 71. For white students the rate was
  78, while it was 56 for African-American
  students and 54 for Latino students.
• Georgia had the lowest overall graduation rate
  in the nation with 54 of students graduating,
  followed by Nevada, Florida, and Washington, D.C.
• Iowa had the highest overall graduation rate
  with 93, followed by North Dakota, Wisconsin,
  and Nebraska.

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• 2nd lowest outpatient hospital charges in the
  nation
• 7th lowest daily charges at Iowa hospitals in the
  nation
• American Hospital Association Annual Survey 1999
• One of "America's Best Hospitals" University of
  Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Nine of its
  specialties ranked among the nation's top 50
• Annual Survey, U.S. News World Report, 2002

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• 2nd lowest auto insurance premiums of any state
  in the nation
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
  June 2002
• More than 60 Iowa households with Internet
  access
• Beats national average by nearly 10. National
  average is 51.9. Iowa Alliance for Advanced
  Telecommunications Services 2001

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• Two of "200 Best Cities for Women"
• Cedar Rapids ranks 12th and Des Moines ranks 29th
  in cities less than 300,000 population.
  Indicators included short commute times, low cost
  of living and number of women business
  ownersLadies Home Journal, March 2003
• 15th lowest crime rate in the nation
• Morgan Quitno State Rankings 2003
• 17th lowest cost of living in the nation
• Morgan Quitno State Rankings 2003

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• Reading Scores Are Among the Nation's Best Iowa
  4th graders rank 9th in the nation in reading in
  the National Assessment of Educational Progress
  (NAEP).

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• Math Scores Are Among the Nation's Best Iowa 8th
  graders score 8th highest in the nation in math
  in the National Assessment of Educational
  Progress (NAEP). RCM

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• Science Scores Are Among the Nation's Best Iowa
  ranks 2nd in the nation for having the highest
  percentage of public school 4th graders scoring
  at the highest two levels in science. RCS

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• ACT Scores Are Among the Nation's Best Iowa's
  ACT college entrance examination scores are among
  the top 2 out of the 25 states where the ACT is
  the primary college entrance exam taken and a
  majority of graduating seniors take the exam. ACT

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• Middle and High School Science Teachers Are Among
  the Most Qualified in the Nation Iowa is one of
  the top 5 states in the nation in proportion of
  7th through 12th grade public school science
  teachers with majors in their field. CCS

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• Widespread Internet Access Almost all of the
  public schools in Iowa (97) have internet
  access. MDR

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• The national ADHD drug rate is 38 per 1,000
• Iowa ranks higher than the national average for
  ADHD drug usage
• The Iowa rate for 2003 is 41 members per 1,000
  filling at least one prescription for ADHD drug
  usage
• The Iowa rate has increased 17 percent from 2001
  to 2003
• --Wellmark of Iowa.

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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

• Ladies and gentlemen, No Child Left Behind is
  working.
• (APPLAUSE)
• All across America, test scores are rising
  students are learning the achievement gap is
  closing teachers and principals are beaming with
  pride.
• -- ROD PAIGE TO REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ,
  AUG 2004

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CHARTER SCHOOLS

• It is important to note that charter schools are
  an institutional innovation, meaning the laws
  allow schools to operate under a different
  structure.
• Charter school laws are not an attempt to endorse
  any particular learning approach or curriculum in
  the schools.

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• Adoption of charter school laws would lead to the
  creation of new or reinvention of existing
  schools (public and/or private, depending on the
  state law), thereby expanding both the number and
  variety of public school choices available to
  parents (Kolderie, 1990 Nathan, 1996).

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CHARTER SCHOOLS
Charter schools would have more autonomy and
flexibility than district-operated public schools
by virtue of their independence from school
districts, waivers from state laws and
regulations, and student/parent choice
Wohlstetter, Wenning, Briggs, 1995).
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The interplay of autonomy and market forces would
make charter schools more innovative and of
higher quality than district-run public schools
in areas of instruction and curriculum, school
organization and governance, and in some cases,
alter teacher qualifications and union
involvement. (Arsen, Plank, Sykes, 1999).
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Charter schools would be more accountable than
district-run schools because they would have to
meet demands of parent and student consumers and
of short-term performance contracts with
government agencies that provide public funding
(Kolderie, 1990).
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The combination of autonomy, innovation, and
accountability would lead to improved student
achievement, high parental and student
satisfaction, high teacher/employee satisfaction
and empowerment, positive effects on the broader
system of public education, and positive or
neutral effects educational equity, including
better services for at-risk students (Nathan,
1996).
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Favorable Business Climate

• Iowa's corporate tax law is specifically designed
  to provide your business with a distinct
  operational advantage. These programs and others
  create a positive and profitable business
  environment, making Iowa the smart choice for
  your business.
• Iowa Corporate Income Tax
• No Sales or Use Tax on Manufacturing Machinery
  and Equipment Purchases

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Favorable Business Climate

• Unemployment InsuranceIowa has one of the
  lowest, new employer, unemployment insurance
  rates in the nation. The rate for all
  non-construction businesses is 1 for a 3 year
  period.
• Workers' Compensation CostIowa's workers'
  compensation costs are the 9th lowest in the
  nation. The average cost of workers' compensation
  insurance for manufacturers in Iowa is 30 lower
  than the national average.