Iowa House and Senate leaders say they have come to an agreement on a funding package for K-12 education.Senate Majority Jack Whitver says the funding package for the 2020-21 school year will invest nearly $100 million in new funding into Iowa’s schools.Whitver says the package also provides additional resources targeted to specific priorities like rural school transportation and per pupil equity.The package would provide $85.57 million for supplemental state aid, $7.65 million for rural transportation and $5.8 million in per pupil equity.“I am pleased to reach this agreement with the House. It provides sustainable, predictable, and reliable funding for school districts across Iowa,” said Whitver. “Iowa leads the nation in graduation rate, average ACT score, and concurrent enrollment. This continued investment will help schools continue that record of achievement.” "This agreement continues our historic record of investment in Iowa's schools," said House Speaker Pat Grassley. "Over the last decade, funding for K-12 schools will have grown to an all-time high of almost $3.4 billion. This is nearly $1 billion more than 10 years earlier. Whitver said schools will be able to plan their budgets before the April 15 budget certification deadline.

Iowa House and Senate leaders say they have come to an agreement on a funding package for K-12 education.

Senate Majority Jack Whitver says the funding package for the 2020-21 school year will invest nearly $100 million in new funding into Iowa’s schools.


Whitver says the package also provides additional resources targeted to specific priorities like rural school transportation and per pupil equity.

The package would provide $85.57 million for supplemental state aid, $7.65 million for rural transportation and $5.8 million in per pupil equity.

“I am pleased to reach this agreement with the House. It provides sustainable, predictable, and reliable funding for school districts across Iowa,” said Whitver. “Iowa leads the nation in graduation rate, average ACT score, and concurrent enrollment. This continued investment will help schools continue that record of achievement.”

"This agreement continues our historic record of investment in Iowa's schools," said House Speaker Pat Grassley. "Over the last decade, funding for K-12 schools will have grown to an all-time high of almost $3.4 billion. This is nearly $1 billion more than 10 years earlier.

Whitver said schools will be able to plan their budgets before the April 15 budget certification deadline.