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Iowa gubernatorial candidate’s personal loans sustain Kansas school he touts as better model

by Tim Carpenter, Iowa Capital Dispatch
August 25, 2026

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn eagerly champions the unconventional, hands-on private school he helped launch in Kansas as the best model for reinventing schools.

But Lahn’s campaign narrative about delivering cutting-edge academic leadership at the school called Wonder doesn’t mention its precarious finances. Public records tell a broader story.

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