Month: April 2013
Analysis: What’s next for the K-12 task force?
When Gov. Butch Otter’s education task force fanned out for public meetings in April, Common Core wasn’t on the group’s radar, Chairman Richard Westerberg said Thursday. So what is the task force’s next move?
Boise trustee decries Common Core ‘hysteria’
A few tidbits from the Common Core front: A Boise School Board member defends the controversial standards, saying they will deliver ‘long-term benefits’ for the district’s 25,000 students.
We solve things by working together
Life-long educator says there is no hidden mystery to improving education. We already know what will improve schools; it’s simply a matter of doing it.
Idaho Falls patrons weigh in on budget cuts
During the first of three meetings, parents and employees considered strategies for cutting programs during the first of four budget workshops.
Three hours of Boise speakers end sessions
A near capacity crowd at the Statehouse listened to leaders in Idaho education talk on a variety of topics, and a number of parents who called for abandoning Common Core standards.
Treasure Valley students outpace Idaho peers, slightly
Treasure Valley education, business and nonprofit leaders have a lofty goal for local graduates — and a new “report card” spells out the magnitude of the task.
A second career in crisis management
Thomas Michaelson came out of retirement to lead the financially strapped Nampa School District — and it’s a longer and more complicated job than he expected.
Require fair union election procedures
Teachers should encourage and school boards should require elections that will result in a valid proof of majority representation before a union receives the privilege of bargaining for all teachers, both union and nonunion.
A Colorado champion for Common Core
A high school teacher in Colorado, a state like Idaho that is adopting Common Core standards, argues that teachers shouldn’t miss the historic opportunity to transform teaching and learning through the Common Core.
The task force’s eight (unanswered) questions
Going to the education task force hearing in Boise Thursday? Here’s what the task force wants to discuss. And here’s a hint: Common Core isn’t on the list, even obliquely.