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2013 funding fix heads to House floor
House Education Committee Chairman Reed DeMordaunt says the bill designed to prevent a midyear budget cut of more than $30 million.
Committee chairs ‘vigorously defend’ school funds
Sen. John Goedde and Rep. Reed DeMordaunt pitch plans for professional development, technology grants, teacher salaries and increased budget reserves.
Obama’s address: the education perspective
What President Obama had to say about education Tuesday night — and how his comments may resonate in Idaho.
House Ed debates spending priorities
On Thursday in front of JFAC, House Ed Chairman Reed DeMordaunt will request that the $34 million left in limbo by the governor’s task force remain in the education budget.
Garden Valley discusses school gun options
The Garden Valley School District plans to install biometric gun safes in schools. The school board begins discussing the issue tonight.
House Ed introduces three more ISBA bills
Following a rewrite, the Idaho School Boards Association brings back labor bills that echo the defeated Proposition 1 law.
A breakdown of the new Senate Education bills
The 14 bills, quickly and quietly introduced by the Senate Education Committee, are a mixed bag indeed. Here’s a point-by-point breakdown.
Grange named to Boise School Board
Shauneen Grange was selected to replace Rory Jones on the Boise School Board. She will fulfill his term, which ends in September 2014.
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.