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Packed crowd listens to education testimony
Nearly 150 people signed up to testify about education issues in front lawmakers on Monday. Much of the testimony centered on a series of labor bills sought by the Idaho School Boards Association.
Lightning round: Senate panel prints 14 bills
Fourteen bills, no waiting. At Chairman John Goedde’s urging, the Senate Education Committee gave a passel of bills their initial go-ahead, without debate or discussion.
Task force’s $34 million is on the table
The governor’s Education Task Force will not make recommendations to the 2013 Legislature, even though the governor allocated $34 million to support ideas from the task force. The governor has no Plan B for that money.
Collective bargaining bills will get a rewrite
Redrafted versions of the controversial collective bargaining bills are likely to surface on Monday — the deadline for education committees to hear new legislation.
Should ex-convicts get to return to school?
Sen. Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls, wants to make high schools off limits to convicted violent criminals — and the head of the state’s prison system is skeptical.
State honors four Idaho teachers
Three Meridian teachers and another from Idaho Falls were recognized for their use of technology in the classroom in conjunction with Digital Learning Day on Wednesday.
‘Atlas Shrugged.’ Required reading? Not likely.
The chairman of the Senate Education Committee pushed a tongue-in-cheek bill Tuesday intending to send a message to the Idaho State Board of Education. Sen. John Goedde’s bill would add Ayn Rand’s book “Atlas Shrugged” to Idaho high school graduation requirements. The bill also would require students to pass a test on the book, meaning…
Democrat entertains Idaho with reform ideas
Executive director of Democrats for Education Reform spoke to 60 people — mostly leaders in Idaho education — about his ideas for producing better schools.
IBE’s Field Guide to Education
Idaho Business for Education created the Field Guide to Education. The purpose of this Field Guide is to provide quick and easy access to key data that factually depicts our state’s education situation — and a fundamental call to action. The IBE goal is to allow these facts to spark conversations among education stakeholders, policymakers,…
JKAF to support early college high schools
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation will award millions to applicants who can demonstrate their ability to launch an early college high school in collaboration with a higher education institution and an industry partner.