Chronic absenteeism fix, civics test to graduate both sent to governor's desk

Capitol Notebook: Bill requiring students to pass citizenship test on governor's desk

Also, House amends, sends prenatal education requirement back to Senate

Passing U.S. Citizenship test to be required for Iowa high school graduation - Radio Iowa

Iowa high school students soon will have to answer at least 60 of the 100 questions on the U.S. Citizenship Test correctly in order to graduate. The requirement, which will start for the Class of 2027, is in a bill that won final legislative approval yesterday. It’s one of the governor’s top priorities. Representative Bob […]

Chronic absenteeism fix, civics test to graduate both sent to governor's desk

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A bill that was asked for by school districts, county attorneys and parents has made it through both chambers with not a single vote against it. The bill is a fix to the chronic absenteeism law passed last year. Iowa House lawmakers passed it unanimously on Thursday afternoon. The bill adds exemptions to what is considered an excused absence, including military exemptions, funerals and weddings. It also drops the mail notice …

Thousands of Iowa high school students registered to vote through Secretary of State Program

Edited release 04/17/25 Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recently announced that as part of an initiative encouraging high school seniors to register to vote,  over 4700 students registered to vote across 60 counties during the 2024-2025 school year. The Carrie Chapman Catt Award was created by Secretary Pate to encourage voter registration in Iowa high schools. The prestigious Carrie Chapman Catt Award goes to Iowa schools that register at lea…