Day: February 5, 2013
‘Atlas Shrugged.’ Required reading? Not likely.
The chairman of the Senate Education Committee pushed a tongue-in-cheek bill Tuesday intending to send a message to the Idaho State Board of Education. Sen. John Goedde’s bill would add Ayn Rand’s book “Atlas Shrugged” to Idaho high school graduation requirements. The bill also would require students to pass a test on the book, meaning…
Democrat entertains Idaho with reform ideas
Executive director of Democrats for Education Reform spoke to 60 people — mostly leaders in Idaho education — about his ideas for producing better schools.
ISBA and IEA: Digging in for battle?
Education groups are continuing to haggle over a series of controversial collective bargaining bills — but both sides are also looking for backup from their membership.
IBE’s Field Guide to Education
Idaho Business for Education created the Field Guide to Education. The purpose of this Field Guide is to provide quick and easy access to key data that factually depicts our state’s education situation — and a fundamental call to action. The IBE goal is to allow these facts to spark conversations among education stakeholders, policymakers,…
The governor’s race rumor-o-rama
The GOP primary is only 15 months away. What better time for the political rumor mill to start heating up?