Day: February 12, 2013

Kevin Richert

Did Democrats boycott lunch with ISBA?

Sen. Branden Durst says fellow Senate Democrats made the move to protest a series of labor bills. But Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett says it was not a caucus decision.

Garden Valley discusses school gun options

The Garden Valley School District plans to install biometric gun safes in schools. The school board begins discussing the issue tonight.

House Ed introduces three more ISBA bills

Following a rewrite, the Idaho School Boards Association brings back labor bills that echo the defeated Proposition 1 law.

A breakdown of the new Senate Education bills

The 14 bills, quickly and quietly introduced by the Senate Education Committee, are a mixed bag indeed. Here’s a point-by-point breakdown.

Grange named to Boise School Board

Shauneen Grange was selected to replace Rory Jones on the Boise School Board. She will fulfill his term, which ends in September 2014.

IEA: Administrators ‘dominated’ listening session

About 100 educators showed up for Monday’s hearing before the Legislature’s education committees, according to the Idaho Education Association.