On this edition of Iowa Press, our guests include Mike Beranek, president of the Iowa State Education Association and a 30-year veteran teacher; Liz Brennan, West Des Moines School Board member, president-elect of the Iowa Association of School Boards board of directors, Heartland AEA board member, and a preschool teacher; and Jessica Drake, president of the Van Meter School Board. They discuss masking and COVID-19 mitigation in schools, as well as other pandemic impacts, education policy, and upcoming school board elections.

Iowa Educators

Each week Iowa Press explores the issues affecting the lives of Iowans. Newsmakers, policy makers and elected officials join capitol reporters in a weekly discussion.

News

Barry Anderson, Clay County supervisor, and Mark Campbell, Webster County supervisor, who both serve on the board of directors for the Iowa State Association of Counties, discuss important issues, challenges and opportunities at the county government level.

County Supervisors

Kelly Garcia, director of the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services discusses the work of the state’s largest agency, which now includes public health and human services under one umbrella.

Iowa Department of Health & Human Services Director

Iowa Senate president Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) discusses the 2024 legislative session.

Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair

On this edition of Iowa Press, Rich Nesmith and Sheriff Tony Thompson discuss the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system.

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

On this edition of Iowa Press, Iowa House Minority Leader Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D-Windsor Heights) discusses the 2024 legislative session.

Iowa Educators

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