Day: May 5, 2014
Analysis: Eynon’s case to his base
At a City Club of Boise candidate forum Monday, Cottonwood teacher John Eynon staked out his political turf on Common Core, endowment issues and pre-K.
State superintendent’s forum, Storified
The four Republicans running for state schools superintendent squared off at a City Club of Boise forum. Here’s a summary of the Twitter chatter.
Super candidates carve out differences
Find out where Eynon, Grover, Jensen and Ybarra stand on task force recommendations and the voter-repealed Props 1, 2 and 3 from the former Students Come First laws.
Andy Grover completes checklist with run
The fifth-generation Idahoan has always wanted to run for state superintendent and he’s been preparing for this moment all of his adult life.
IdahoEdNews.org, Richert earn top awards
Our website received General Excellence recognition and Kevin Richert won Idaho’s print Reporter of the Year during the first year of Idaho Education News.
Some sobering Idaho go-on numbers
Idaho’s degree attainment rate dropped slightly from 2011 to 2012 — and the numbers reveal some significant demographic and geographic gaps.
Monday morning news roundup
Catch up on the latest campaign news, find out which Caldwell teacher won a scholarship and which charter school has appointed Lori Otter to its advisory board.
Teachers deserve bonuses for outstanding work
It is unfair that the teachers who spend more hours after school working with their students, planning extensive lesson plans are getting paid the same amount as the teachers who plan on doing the bare minimum for their students.