Civic Education

Iowa Press | Episode
May 9, 2025 | 27 min

On this edition of Iowa Press, Josephine Gittler, founder and president of the Alliance for Civic Education of Iowa and professor at the University of Iowa College of Law, and Scott Peters, department head and professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa, discuss the push for more civic education in Iowa to teach people how to better engage with their government and one another.

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for The Gazette and Katarina Sostaric, state government reporter for Iowa Public Radio.

Program support provided by: Associated General Contractors of Iowa and Iowa Bankers Association.