Private school vouchers. Inadequate state funding. Book bans. Unnecessary special education overhaul.

As students and educators head back to classrooms this fall, things will look a little different thanks to policies enacted by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa's Republican lawmakers — and not for the better.

The extracurriculars your student once looked forward to might be missing funding. The AEA services your family once relied upon might no longer be available. Your student’s favorite teacher may have left for another state where lawmakers actually trust her to do her job.

WE WANT TO KNOW: How are policies enacted by Iowa Republican legislators affecting your public schools?

Gov. Reynolds' and Republican lawmakers' assault on public education has gone on long enough. It's time we shine a light on the harm they're doing to Iowa's public school system — and to Iowa's kids.