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27 October
5:33 pm

Our public school system is now in the bottom half.

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Rob Sand, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

5:33 pm
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Why we checked itA specific claim about Iowa's public school system ranking in the bottom half of states is verifiable against national education rankings and, if false, would materially mislead voters about Iowa's education performance.
What we foundIowa's public school system ranked 27th nationally in the 2026 Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book, placing it in the bottom half for the first time since 1990, which is consistent with Sand's claim.
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