Iowa School Choice

Know Where Your Candidates Stand

Vote November 3 to protect parents' educational rights and options
Your Child.
Your Values.
Your Choice.

For too long, a family’s ZIP code or income decided where their children could go to school. Parents who knew exactly what their child needed were told to wait, to settle, or to pay twice: once in taxes, and again in tuition.

Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) put resources back in the hands of parents. When parents are empowered, students thrive, schools improve, and communities grow stronger.

Iowa Governor Candidate Comparison

Be Informed & Equipped

The freedom your family has today is only as secure as the leaders who defend it tomorrow.

Candidate School Choice Position School Choice Expansion ESA Reform / Oversight Private School Autonomy
Zach Lahn (R)
 Co-founded private schools and prioritizes public school quality. Prefers driving state-level classroom innovation. Favors clearing out bureaucracy to empower teachers locally. Supports the independent private school model.
Rob Sand (D)
 Argues the current model drains public funds and drives tuition inflation. Rejects expansion; advocates for tightening eligibility. Demands annual public audits of ESA spending and caps on tuition hikes. Asserts that any school accepting public money must “take the public.”
Zach Lahn (R)

School Choice Position: Co-founded private schools and prioritizes public school quality.

School Choice Expansion: Prefers driving state-level classroom innovation.

ESA Reform / Oversight: Favors clearing out bureaucracy to empower teachers locally.

Private School Autonomy: Supports the independent private school model.

Rob Sand (D)

School Choice Position: Argues the current model drains public funds and drives tuition inflation.

School Choice Expansion: Rejects expansion; advocates for tightening eligibility.

ESA Reform / Oversight: Demands annual public audits of ESA spending and caps on tuition hikes.

Private School Autonomy: Asserts that any school accepting public money must “take the public.”

Why Your Vote Matters
Freedom Doesn’t Happen by Accident.

Iowa families enjoy more educational freedom today than at almost any point in our state’s history. That progress was won through years of prayer, persistent advocacy, and faithful engagement—and The FAMiLY Leader has been in the middle of the fight every step of the way.

We work at the intersection of family, government, and the Church, bringing the wisdom of God’s Word to the issues that shape your children’s future. Year after year, our Elections & Policy team does the patient work of helping elect God-honoring leaders and equipping them to advance policies that strengthen families.

The future of Iowa private school choice will be decided by the Iowans who show up on Election Day. Make sure you’re one of them.

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