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rurallib

(63,119 posts)
Thu May 30, 2024, 07:45 AM May 2024

Forum On GOP Policies Killing Public Schools

https://blogforiowa.com/2024/05/30/forum-on-republican-policies-killing-public-schools/
Posted on May 30, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox – please like and share this invitation to join the Heart of Iowa Democrats, Thom Hartmann and Rob Sand on a forum about the current state of public education and what citizens can do to reverse the damage done by republican policies.

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Join us for a lively conversation about the state of public education in Iowa and across the U.S. Our guests are Thom Hartmann, who has been following with alarm the national Republican move to privatize education and downgrade public schools, and Rob Sand, who has spoken out on the need for more accountability and oversight of spending in the Iowa education voucher program.

When: Wednesday, June 5, 8-9 pm (Note that start time is an hour later than usual)
What: Republican Education Policies Are Killing Public Schools
Where: On Zoom

Register at: heartofiowadems.com/register

Thom Hartmann is an American radio personality, author, progressive political commentator, and community activist. Hartmann has been hosting a nationally syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann Program, since 2003 and hosted a nightly television show, The Big Picture, between 2010 and 2017. He has published more than twenty books on diverse topics and publishes a daily newsletter at hartmannreport.com.

Rob Sand is currently serving his second term as Iowa’s State Auditor and is currently the only Democrat holding statewide office in Iowa. He was elected in 2018 after serving seven years as Iowa’s chief public corruption prosecutor in the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, where he led the discovery and prosecution of the largest lottery rigging scheme in American history, as well as dozens of other financial crimes.

https://www.thomhartmann.com/
https://www.facebook.com/robsandia/

The forum is hosted by Heart of Iowa Dems (Benton, Iowa, Marshal, Poweshiek, & Tama counties) and will be livestreamed to our Facebook page at heartofiowadems.com.

If you have any questions or have trouble registering, please contact heartofiowadems@gmail.com.

Hope to see you on Wednesday, June 5!

Heart of Iowa Dems Comms Tea
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Forum On GOP Policies Killing Public Schools (Original Post) rurallib May 2024 OP
Dang. I hope I can attend. progressoid May 2024 #1
you are welcome - hope you can attend rurallib May 2024 #2

progressoid

(50,687 posts)
1. Dang. I hope I can attend.
Thu May 30, 2024, 09:28 AM
May 2024

Might have to pull off the road and watch from the car if I'm not home.

Thanks for the post!

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