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Acclaimed opera singer Simon Estes visits with legislators in the senate chamber beside Sen. Amanda Ragan, D- Mason City, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Des Moines, Iowa. Estes joined forces with fine arts lobbyists Wednesday to urge lawmakers to include arts in Iowa's statewide educational standards. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Mary Willie) MAGS OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Renowned opera singer visits Iowa lawmakers

By KOURTNEY LIEPELT - Associated Press

Senate panel to take up bill on reading programs

By MIKE COPPOCK - Associated Press

Bad conditions could fuel school district mergers

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Senators tackle Missouri school transfer law

By CHRIS BLANK - Associated Press

Linda Peterson, right, a teacher at Battle Ground Middle School in Battle Ground, Wash., and Lynn Davidson, of the Washington Education Association, pose for a photo on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. They are holding cans of cola soda they hoped to hand out to legislators to lobby for the passage of a cost-of-living salary adjustment for teachers this year, also known as a &quot;COLA.&quot; (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

State again eyes adding testing to teacher ratings

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP - Associated Press