Iowa is the first state in the country to receive the green light for a federal waiver approval that will allow the state to circumvent some reporting and compliance requirements and have more discretion over the spending of federal education funds.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, second from right, high fives fifth grader Thayli Sandoval, right, as she visits a classroom with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, second from left, during a tour of Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, center, speaks alongside Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, right, during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow visited Broadway Elementary School in Denison with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Gov. Kim Reynolds visited Broadway Elementary School in Denison with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Denison elementary school
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, right, speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, at left, and Broadway Elementary School students during a press conference in Denison announcing the Unified Allocation Plan on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
From right in back, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow drop in on a lesson with, from right in front, third graders Jacqueline Aguilar, Juiliana Salinas and Sofia Hernandez during a tour of Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
From right, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visits a third grade classroom with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow during a tour of Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, center, speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, left, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, right, during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, left, is greeted by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, at right, after arriving at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, center, is greeted by a student as she arrives at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, right, speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, left, during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
From right in back, Denison Community School District Superintendent Kim Buryanek, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow drop in on a lesson inside teacher Tessa Stolz's classroom during a tour of Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, left, speaks alongside Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, at right, and Broadway Elementary School students during a press conference in Denison announcing the Unified Allocation Plan on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, at podium, speaks alongside Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, at right, and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, at left, during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, second from right, high fives fifth grader Thayli Sandoval, right, as she visits a classroom with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, second from left, during a tour of Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, center, speaks alongside Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow, right, during a press conference announcing the Unified Allocation Plan at Broadway Elementary School in Denison on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
