Guest Editorials Published

Recently Published Guest Editorials

Closing the Student Achievement Gap

By Dewitt Jones, Des Moines Register, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009

Vaccinate your children against irrelevance

By Jeffrey Weld, Des Moines Register, Monday, Aug. 3, 2009

Iowa's neglected and abused treasure: the soil

By Kamyar Enshayan, Des Moines Register Thursday, May 7, 2009

Iowa School District Consolidation

By Timothy Gilson, Des Moines Register Sunday, Apr. 5, 2009

Core curriculum is a needed and bold change

By Nadene Davidson - Des Moines Register Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009

Challenges call for cooperation

By Benjamin J. Allen - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009

Cut Taxes for Poor? Cut the Payroll Tax

By David Surdam - Omaha World-Herald Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008

Postville shows we need immigration reform

By Mark Grey and Michele Yehieli - Press-Citizen Saturday, May 17, 2008

Ramp up education in math, science

By Benjamin J. Allen - Des Moines Register Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

Iowa must improve math, science education

By Benjamin J. Allen - Des Moines Register Wednesday, May 23, 2007

A more holistic method

By Benjamin J. Allen - Des Moines Register Monday, Nov. 27, 2006

Do Iowans not want better-educated citizens?

By Robert D. Koob - Des Moines Register Monday, May 29, 2006

One source of pride, Iowa education at crossroads

By Robert D. Koob and Marvin Pomerantz - Des Moines Register Saturday, February 11, 2006

Quality education is still affordable in Iowa
By Robert D. Koob - Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sunday June 27, 2004

New method to think about wealth creation
By Robert D. Koob - Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sunday February 9, 2003

Keeping UNI on top while examining fate of MPLS
By Thomas J. Switzer- Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Sunday March 10, 2002

Be a leader, Iowa, not a follower: Just say 'no' to state mandated educational standards
By Thomas J. Switzer- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Tuesday, February 5, 2002

'Academic Freedom' holds faculty to standards
By Bill Greer- Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Tuesday, May 15, 2001

Iowans losing battle against chemical dependency in common household items
By Jeffrey Weld- Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Sunday, May 13, 2001

Education must keep pace with change
By Robert D. Koob- Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Sunday, May 6, 2001

Education is part of the solution; it is not the problem
By Robert D. Koob- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sunday, May 6, 2001

Clean up Iowa's Water?
By Ed Brown- Des Moines Register Tuesday, February 13, 2001

Iowan's Won't Give up on the Natural World
By Catherine Zeman- Des Moines Register Tuesday, February 13, 2001

Strengthen Market for Recycling
By Catherine Zeman- Des Moines Register Monday, February 5, 2001

Imposing Tests on Teachers Would be Costly Error
By Thomas Switzer- Des Moines Register Monday, December 4, 2000

Sensible Solutions for Iowa
By Robert Koob- Des Moines Register Sunday, June 11, 2000

21st Century Iowa's Education Must Be Visionary All Around
By Thomas Switzer- Cedar Rapids Gazette Sunday, June 11, 2000

Iowa shouldn’t adopt other states’ solutions to education problems
By Thomas J. Switzer- Cedar Rapids Gazette May 23, 2000

Educate the Public on GMO Benefits
By Lou Honary- Des Moines Register Tuesday, January 25, 2000