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Education briefs from around the state

Upcoming events related to education are in today’s briefs package. Please send us your events and we’ll highlight them here or on our calendar.

Fun facts about House Ed members

One has nine children. Another eight. One has lived in Egypt and Tokyo, yet another hasn’t left Donnelly. Some are retired teachers, while others are businessmen and realtors. Learn more about your House Ed members.

Rise and Shine: Wednesday, January 9

This feature is a roundup of links to recent local and national stories and opinion on education policies and practices. Included today is stories on school safety and jobs.

Governor names his task force

Gov. Butch Otter named his Task Force for Improving Education and scheduled its first meeting for Jan. 11 in Boise. The task force includes teachers, superintendents, parents and business leaders. The first meeting will include a welcome from the governor and task force chair Richard Westerberg.

Rise and Shine: Stories from other sources

This feature is a roundup of links to recent local and national stories and opinion on education policies and practices. Included today is Michelle Rhee’s grades for states, including Idaho, and commentary on the education reform dichotomy.

Governor’s excerpts on education

Gov. Butch Otter mentioned education funding, possible reform and successes in universities and colleges during his annual State of the State address Monday afternoon. Check here to read what specifically he said about education.

Ed News hires three veteran journalists

Jennifer Swindell and Kevin Richert, long-time journalists from The Idaho Statesman, and Clark Corbin from the Idaho Falls’ Post Register, will join to produce Idaho’s first website devoted to covering education news only.

Top cop to review safety in schools

Gov. Butch Otter announced on Friday that Idaho’s “top cop” will review the safety in schools in wake of the Connecticut shooting where 26 children and teachers were killed.