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- Iowa becomes first state approved for the Returning Education to the States waiver, gaining control of nearly $9.5 million in federal funding.
- U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says states must lead in education.
- The waiver consolidates four federal funding streams into a block grant to support professional development, literacy programs, and local districts' spending flexibility.
- Governor Kim Reynolds noted Broadway Elementary's third-grade literacy rose from 65% to 72%.
