Day: March 6, 2015
Teachers are at a breaking point
The career ladder and tiered licensure plan is not the answer. The bill makes teachers accountable for conditions over which they have little or no control. Tying student test scores to teacher pay is flat out unethical.
$125 million teacher pay plan in jeopardy
Republicans and Democrats alike express concerns with the career ladder, which is tentatively set for a hearing Tuesday.
Broadband II: CenturyLink secures agency contracts
The $1.88 million deal is an offshoot of the Idaho Education Network contract fiasco.
West Ada steps up case for bond issue
The state’s largest district says it needs $96 million to alleviate overcrowding issues across the board.
Career ladder will allow districts to keep their best teachers
Gov. Butch Otter says the teacher career ladder bill “represents two years of research, discussion and work by education stakeholders across the state.”