Day: July 29, 2013

Otter sides with WiFi contract critics

Five days after Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna signed a controversial WiFi contract, Gov. Butch Otter has broken his silence. “It’s not necessarily how I would have done it.”

Superintendents quiz Tom Luna

What did district superintendents want to ask the state superintendent?

State Board passes on charter appeal (UPDATED)

The dispute between the financially strapped North Star Charter School and the Meridian School District is headed back to the local school board — at least for the time being.

Quarles named state’s chief deputy

State superintendent Tom Luna selected the former teacher, principal, superintendent and professor to assist with K-12 policy and practices.

First day is less than a month away

School leaders are back at work this week, attending local conferences in Boise. Find out when teachers and students in the Treasure Valley return to school starting in just two weeks.