Teachers need space to heal and to break the pattern of struggle to reconnect with their jobs emotionally. They also need to feel trusted and respected.

The plan calls for cutting federal funding for any school or program that includes "critical race theory, gender ideology, or other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content onto our children."

Nichole Mason first became concerned when she learned administrators at her children's public school were allowing transgender students to use girls' bathrooms.

Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school could use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses under a plan approved early Tuesday by the Legislature, making the state the third to pass a measure that allows such spending with few restrictions.