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Kustra: Nothing wrong with increasing tuition
…was 24,093. (Disclosure: Idaho Education News is housed under the Center for School Improvement and Policy Studies in Boise State University’s College of Education. Its staff members are BSU employees.)…
Kustra asks lawmakers for equity in funding
Boise State University president Bob Kustra. Boise State University is getting hit with a “double whammy” on funding, and on Monday, university president Bob Kustra appealed to legislative budget-writers for…
Education week concludes today
…of Education, Professional-technical Education and Idaho Public Television. Over on the Boise State University Campus in the Yanke Research Park (220 ParkCenter) is the Education Task Force meeting that begins…
Funding, accountability highlight public forum
…in early childhood education. Boise State University professor Jennifer Snow said she is concerned that teachers are dealing with more students and less prep time and are feeling undervalued. Those…
House committee hears fiscal details
…other things.” The Boise School District spent exactly what the state allocated from the salaries formula on salaries so it is unaffected by that part of the repeal. Meanwhile, the…
Join a public education conversation tonight
…Coffeehouse & Noshery on Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Boise. Last November, Idaho voters struck down a trio of education laws. Those Students Come First laws would have put technology in…
House committee endorses cursive bill
…communications at Boise State University, was one of three communications and language experts who testified in favor of the bill. Wollheim cited numerous studies that demonstrate benefits of cursive writing…
Education task force prioritizes topics
…Ritter: Stay away from “one size fits all” philosophy. Give latitude to boards and district to design their own plans within established perimeters. Teacher Brian Smith: We need assistance in…
Education briefs from around the state
…meeting for Friday, Jan. 11 in Boise from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The first meeting will be include a welcome from the governor and task force chair Richard Westerberg….
Fun facts about House Ed members
…junior high. He recently retired after 11 years working for Boise State Public Radio. Rep. Donna Pence is a retired health teacher and coach who now runs a tree farm….