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House committee endorses cursive bill
Cursive comeback? A bill requiring schools to teach cursive handwriting is headed to the House floor.
Education task force prioritizes topics
Education task force agrees by voting that professional development and teacher effectiveness are some of the most important issues to discuss for education reform.
Task force leaves labor issues to Legislature
The Governor’s Education Task Force decided to leave labor negotiations and the FY 2013 budget to the Legislature to debate and decide.
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.