Nick Covington
@covingtonedu.bsky.social
Dad. Iowan. Former HS social studies teacher.
Was able to attend the subcommittee virtually, and ended up being the last member of the public to speak on the bill.
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Was able to attend the subcommittee virtually, and ended up being the last member of the public to speak on the bill.
90 minutes before the hearing.
99 public comments on the bill.
100% against it.
www.legis.iowa.gov/perma
99 public comments on the bill.
100% against it.
www.legis.iowa.gov/perma
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02-03-2026
Jeanne Rochford
Please vote no to SSB 3100. We need our public schools funded adequately. The proposed amount of 1.75% does not keep up with inflation. Your constituents in public schools deserves better!
02-03-2026
Kelly Ashworth
Please vote no. Public schools need to be appropriately funded to prepare our children for employment and full participation in their communities. Lack of funding will result in larger class sizes, fewer opportunities, less planning time, and poor outcomes. I suggest at least 3%.
02-03-2026
Julie Anderson [Citizen]
Absolutely AGAINST!!Schools need adequate funding. They have gone too many years if not decades underfunded.It's time to value public schools.
02-03-2026
Carrie Sukut
Very strongly oppose!! As a teacher and a parent in this state, I strongly believe in our public school system. But we need funding. This doesnt even cover inflation. However more and more money keeps going to private schools who cannot support our neediest students. Please. Fund our public schools!
02-03-2026
Valerie Giegerich
Public schools need and deserve better than 1.75 for SSA. Public school funding continues to be underfunded. Please invest in Iowa's future by increasing SSA for this school year and voting no this proposal.
02-03-2026
Terri Paulson
I strongly OPPOSE Senate Study 3100. Public schools have been intentionally underfunded for years while the voucher program continues to increase year after year. Vote NOALL of our children/students, teachers, and school districts deserve equal funding and support!!!
02-03-2026
Elana Shinkle
AGAINST. As a parent of a special education teacher in Iowa public schools, I urge you to vote NO on SF 3100. A 1.75% SSA increase is inadequate and does not keep us competitive…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y4dkrhqph7kakgqa2ersnkif/bafkreie2pvd3dv52zkthrdj5vzskca56i4vxwb6na3ta6nrakngfqzkjyu@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
90 minutes before the hearing.
99 public comments on the bill.
100% against it.
www.legis.iowa.gov/perma
99 public comments on the bill.
100% against it.
www.legis.iowa.gov/perma
There's a subcommittee in the Iowa legislature this morning mulling over increasing school funding at just 1.75%, even lower than the governor's proposed 2%.
When did Iowa schools become "failing schools"? When the state abandoned its obligation in order to pursue a narrow political agenda.
When did Iowa schools become "failing schools"? When the state abandoned its obligation in order to pursue a narrow political agenda.
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
There's a subcommittee in the Iowa legislature this morning mulling over increasing school funding at just 1.75%, even lower than the governor's proposed 2%.
When did Iowa schools become "failing schools"? When the state abandoned its obligation in order to pursue a narrow political agenda.
When did Iowa schools become "failing schools"? When the state abandoned its obligation in order to pursue a narrow political agenda.
Helping 6th grade Ts plan a VERY cool podcast project making historical/thematic connections from the events of the book Making Bombs for Hitler to present day issues of human rights and migration. The parallels are, uh, not looking good!
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Helping 6th grade Ts plan a VERY cool podcast project making historical/thematic connections from the events of the book Making Bombs for Hitler to present day issues of human rights and migration. The parallels are, uh, not looking good!
If you're an Iowan who wants a better understanding of school finance and how to "fight wonky" to get the public schools we deserve. Join Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement & @schooldaves.bsky.social for a virtual meetup to do just that!
Register @ iowacci.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/even...
Register @ iowacci.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/even...
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
If you're an Iowan who wants a better understanding of school finance and how to "fight wonky" to get the public schools we deserve. Join Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement & @schooldaves.bsky.social for a virtual meetup to do just that!
Register @ iowacci.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/even...
Register @ iowacci.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/even...
As a distraction from The Horrors & in lieu of doomscrolling, I've had this beautiful narrative solo game, Storyfold: Wildwoods, set up on my table this week to play through.
It merges tight, addictive mechanics with a surprisingly compelling story similar to the Ori videogame series. 9/10 for me!
It merges tight, addictive mechanics with a surprisingly compelling story similar to the Ori videogame series. 9/10 for me!
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
As a distraction from The Horrors & in lieu of doomscrolling, I've had this beautiful narrative solo game, Storyfold: Wildwoods, set up on my table this week to play through.
It merges tight, addictive mechanics with a surprisingly compelling story similar to the Ori videogame series. 9/10 for me!
It merges tight, addictive mechanics with a surprisingly compelling story similar to the Ori videogame series. 9/10 for me!
You can see the progression and escalation here. I told them it was nothing against them, but we were already in the "Free Speech Zone" they established, POTUS is free to take another route, and we're not moving. So we didn't.
January 28, 2026 at 1:36 AM
You can see the progression and escalation here. I told them it was nothing against them, but we were already in the "Free Speech Zone" they established, POTUS is free to take another route, and we're not moving. So we didn't.
Ope, spotted these dingdongs @ 1:21
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Ope, spotted these dingdongs @ 1:21
A couple of good signs from today's protest outside the president's event today in Clive, Iowa.
Be good.
Humanity is not partisan.
Be good.
Humanity is not partisan.
January 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
A couple of good signs from today's protest outside the president's event today in Clive, Iowa.
Be good.
Humanity is not partisan.
Be good.
Humanity is not partisan.
I told him good luck as he strolled into the crowd. He's in there somewhere.
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I told him good luck as he strolled into the crowd. He's in there somewhere.
Hey, someone sent a photo of me.
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Hey, someone sent a photo of me.
There hadn't been movement for a while and I was frozen solid so I decided to leave. Then as I'm walking out to catch a ride I see this guy strolling up...
Godspeed buddy.
Godspeed buddy.
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
There hadn't been movement for a while and I was frozen solid so I decided to leave. Then as I'm walking out to catch a ride I see this guy strolling up...
Godspeed buddy.
Godspeed buddy.
I don't know how it has impacted the president's movement, but this crowd said no to the police and stayed put. Nothing else has happened. I am a human-sicle.
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I don't know how it has impacted the president's movement, but this crowd said no to the police and stayed put. Nothing else has happened. I am a human-sicle.
The crowd has been arguing with Iowa State patrol, lots of local police have showed up as well. Crowds are going nowhere.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The crowd has been arguing with Iowa State patrol, lots of local police have showed up as well. Crowds are going nowhere.
More Secret Service trying to move people. Not a lot of movement.
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
More Secret Service trying to move people. Not a lot of movement.
Secret Service moving people back to the far curb for security reasons.
January 27, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Secret Service moving people back to the far curb for security reasons.
Another view walking north along 100th.
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Another view walking north along 100th.
People lined up along 100th, assuming the president will be entering the events center from this side.
January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
People lined up along 100th, assuming the president will be entering the events center from this side.
Nearly 2pm. Crowd size is probably closer to 500 now along all parts of the intersection. Some talk of moving the protest to intersect Trump's entrance to the event center.
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Nearly 2pm. Crowd size is probably closer to 500 now along all parts of the intersection. Some talk of moving the protest to intersect Trump's entrance to the event center.
Another view of the intersection outside the horizon event center in Clive, Iowa where President Trump is slated to speak this afternoon
January 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Another view of the intersection outside the horizon event center in Clive, Iowa where President Trump is slated to speak this afternoon
The protest is set up at the intersection where there's the only entrance to the event center. As ticket holders and attendees get backed up, has led to interactions between protesters ostensibly here to see the president. Clive, Iowa
January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The protest is set up at the intersection where there's the only entrance to the event center. As ticket holders and attendees get backed up, has led to interactions between protesters ostensibly here to see the president. Clive, Iowa
The crowd right now is angry and there has been some heavy antagonism from Trump supporters driving through the intersection (with a lot of support, too). For it being so cold, it's a lot more heated than I imagine the Indivisible crowd will be later.
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The crowd right now is angry and there has been some heavy antagonism from Trump supporters driving through the intersection (with a lot of support, too). For it being so cold, it's a lot more heated than I imagine the Indivisible crowd will be later.
Captures it pretty well:
January 27, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Captures it pretty well:
Good number of people (~200?) around the intersection of 100th & Swanson, where the northbound road is closed. 2 degrees with the wind chill. Indivisible protest scheduled at 2pm.
January 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Good number of people (~200?) around the intersection of 100th & Swanson, where the northbound road is closed. 2 degrees with the wind chill. Indivisible protest scheduled at 2pm.
