In Iowa, 22% of working families cannot meet their families’ basic needs. Not all Iowa families have the appropriate education, skills and resources to be financially stable; 289,280 working age Iowans do not have a high school diploma or equivalent.
United Ways of Iowa, as part of the Skills2Compete coalition, advocates for core policy priorities to address the skills gap. Click here to review the policy agenda.
These policy priorities are currently in the Education appropriation bill HF604. The following legislators are members of the conference committee negotiating the final education appropriations bill. Contact these legislators today and ask him/her to support these investments!
- Sen. Schoenjahn
- Sen. Horn
- Sen. Quirmbach
- Sen. Chelgren
- Sen. Smith
- Rep. Dolecheck
- Rep. Jorgensen
- Rep. Taylor
- Rep. Hanson
- Rep. Winckler