Iowa and Education

Washington Monthly post citing a reason why the candidates aren't talking much about ed reforms:

Two of the biggest obstacles are Iowa and New Hampshire....Both are very strong local control states, with incredibly weak charter school laws, no major urban areas, and low rates of poor and minority students. Iowa's one of the highest performing states in the country on NAEP, and Iowans don't take kindly to reforms that would mess with their system, and the caucus system gives undue weight to PTA-types, school board members, and other local leaders who tend to support the education status quo.