Day: February 18, 2013
Math, science teacher hires spark a debate
State superintendent Tom Luna wants Idaho to keep pushing to hire more math and science teachers. Critics say the plan gets out ahead of Gov. Butch Otter’s education reform task force.
Scholarship makeover passes House Ed
Bills to revamp Idaho college scholarships, encourage e-delivery of teacher contracts and tweak the state’s college savings plan are headed to the House floor, with the House Education Committee’s blessing.
School boards: Tax repeal bill isn’t ‘workable’
The Idaho School Boards Association is joining cities and counties in opposition to the first draft of a bill to repeal $141 million in business personal property taxes.
Teacher ‘despair’ study: taking another look
An independent audit on teacher workplace issues was a mixed bag. But one sentence, suggesting an “undercurrent of despair” in the teaching profession, has taken on a life of its own.