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27 October
5:45 pm

the wrong answer when your public school system goes from one to number twenty seven

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Zach Lahn, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

5:45 pm
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Why we checked itLahn asserts Iowa's public school system dropped from #1 to #27 in some ranking — a specific, verifiable claim about educational performance that would materially affect voters' views on education policy.
What we foundIowa's public school ranking has indeed fallen to 27th (per the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2026 Kids Count report), but no credible ranking ever placed Iowa at number one overall — making the 'from #1 to #27' framing an overstatement.
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