Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs series of education laws including book bans, LGBT topics

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : "This legislative session, we secured transformational education reform that puts parents in the driver's seat, eliminates burdensome regulations on public schools, provides flexibility to raise teacher salaries, and empowers teachers to prepare our kids for their future," Reynolds said.
41% : It also prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation before seventh grade and would require schools to alert parents if their child requests to use new pronouns.

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