Education reform efforts in the Iowa legislature are the focus on this week’s Iowa Press. Program guests are Jason Glass, director of the Iowa Department of Education; Tom Downs, executive director of the Iowa Association of School Boards; and Mary Jane Cobb, executive director of the Iowa State... Watch Full Episode

Board of Regents President Craig Lang and President Pro-Tem Bruce Rastetter discuss UNI’s next president, and the work of the Regents institutions. At the Iowa Press table are Dean Borg; Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa; and James Q. Lynch, political reporter for The Gazette in Cedar... Watch Full Episode

Mark Schouten (Iowa Homeland Security Administrator), Tom Downs (Iowa Association of School Boards Executive Director), and Jon Thompson (Aplington-Parkersburg Superintendent) discuss school safety and emergency preparedness in the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut. Joining these guests... Watch Full Episode

Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn, former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and President of the World Food Prize Foundation, discusses the death of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens in Libya. Joining Mason at the Iowa Press table are moderator Dean Borg; Kay Henderson, news director for... Watch Full Episode

University of Iowa President Sally Mason, who has led U of I since August 2007, discusses higher education and Regents institutions in Iowa. Joining Mason at the Iowa Press table are moderator Dean Borg; Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa; and Erin Jordan, of The Gazette in Cedar... Watch Full Episode

Rob Denson, President of Des Moines Area Community College, and Liang Chee Wee, President of Northeast Iowa Community College, discuss issues facing Iowa’s community college system. Joining Denson and Wee are moderator Dean Borg; Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa; and James Q. Lynch,... Watch Full Episode

President Barack Obama visited the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 for a speech about the cost of higher education and the issue of student loan debt. Watch Full Episode

Iowa State University President Steven Leath discusses his plans for ISU as its newest leader. Joining Leath is moderator Dean Borg; Mike Glover, senior political writer for the Associated Press; and Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa. Watch Full Episode

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady discusses the work of the Iowa Supreme Court. Joining Cady is moderator Dean Borg; Mike Glover, senior political writer for the Associated Press; and Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa. Watch Full Episode

Iowa Board of Regents President Craig Lang and President Pro Tem Bruce Rastetter discuss the latest issues facing Iowa’s Regent institutions. Joining Lang and Rastetter is moderator Dean Borg; Mike Glover, senior political writer for the Associated Press; and Kay Henderson, news director for... Watch Full Episode

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) discusses the work of the 2012 Iowa legislature. Joining Gronstal is moderator Dean Borg; Mike Glover, senior political writer for the Associated Press; and Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa. Watch Full Episode

Dr. Jason Glass, director of the Iowa Department of Education; Tom Downs, executive director of the Iowa Association of School Boards; and Mary Jane Cobb, executive director of the Iowa State Education Association discuss education issues in Iowa. Joining these guests at the Iowa Press table... Watch Full Episode

Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy discusses his decade-long tenure in Ames. Joining Geoffroy at the Iowa Press table are moderator Dean Borg; Mike Glover, senior political writer for the Associated Press; and Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa. Watch Full Episode

Tom Downs, Executive Director of the Iowa Association of School Boards, and Mary Jane Cobb, Executive Director of the Iowa State Education Association, discuss the particulars of the initiatives proposed by Governor Terry E. Branstad following Branstad's national summit on Education Reform in the... Watch Full Episode

Rep. Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha, Speaker of the Iowa House, discusses the current legislative session. Joining Paulsen at the Iowa Press table are moderator Dean Borg; Mike Glover, senior political writer for The Associated Press; and Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa. Watch Full Episode