UPDATE: The DeVos press availability has been moved to G09, inside the Governor's office, instead of

For Immediate Release: March 15, 2019
Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133

TODAY: Progress Iowa Remarks After Private DeVos-Reynolds Meeting

From Matt Sinovic, Progress Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa -- Governor Kim Reynolds will meet with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today behind closed doors, along with other unknown participants at the Iowa State Capitol. The meeting is closed to the public and press, but will discuss how to divert funding from public schools with a voucher program. The Governor's office did not make the press or public aware of the meeting, despite it taking place at the capitol with the highest ranking education official in the country, along with other local elected officials. Their names are unknown to the public at this time.

Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic will provide remarks to the press after their meeting and press availability.

Additional Details:

WHO: Matt Sinovic, Executive Director of Progress Iowa
WHAT: Press availability and remarks in support of public education and transparency
WHERE: Iowa State Capitol, outside Room G09
WHEN: 1:55 PM, immediately following the closed door meeting between Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Governor Kim Reynolds, and other unknown participants

Progress Iowa is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization with a network of more than 75,000 progressives. Year-round, Progress Iowa advocates for a stronger middle class, first-class public education, and fairness for all Iowans under the law.

Just posting this as a heads up. After crushing unions, suppressing votes, changing the courts, expect starving the schools and stealing IPERS to be coming soon.