Diocese leaders comment on education savings accounts
Bishop Walker Nickless of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City and Patty Lansink, superintendent of the diocese's schools, submitted statements on th...
Bishop Walker Nickless of the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City and Patty Lansink, superintendent of the diocese's schools, submitted statements on the Iowa Legislature passing a bill creating education savings account and Gov. Kim Reynolds signing the measure.There are 16 Catholic school systems in the diocese, which encompasses 24 counties in northwest Iowa. Total enrollment for the current school year is 5,781. PreK-12 systems exist in Algona, Carroll, Fort Dodge, Le Mars, Remsen, Sioux City and Storm Lake.