Education is key difference in Iowa gov race
As the Iowa governor’s race takes shape, some of the sharpest differences have been about the state’s education system, which accounts for roughly 60 percent of Iowa’s $5.3 billion budget.
Both Democratic Gov. Chet Culver and Republican Terry Branstad said education will be a priority, but they have made it clear that they favor different approaches for the state’s elementary and secondary schools. In fact, a key difference relates to children who haven’t even started kindergarten.
Culver speaks repeatedly about his success in making state-paid preschool available to nearly every 4-year-old in the state.
