career ladder

Otter spokesman: ‘Ongoing training’ needed in evaluations

Nearly 98 percent of teachers received a grade of proficient or better from their administrators. Leaders of three education groups defend the evaluation process.

Special report: Teacher salary gaps are wide, and they aren’t going away

The $125 million teacher career ladder plan won’t bridge the salary gaps between Idaho’s haves and have nots. If anything, the problem could even get worse.

The first, complicated steps to a career ladder

District officials are figuring out how to implement the complicated new teacher pay plan, signed into law less than four weeks ago.

Analysis: Statehouse drama shifts to tax policy

As the House and Senate move toward a showdown on taxes, the passage of the K-12 budget (2015-16) has the look of a done deal.

Idaho teacher salaries took an unexplained dip in 2013-14

The new National Education Association study reaffirms a recurring point in the teacher pay debate: Idaho salaries lag behind neighboring states.

Analysis: The career ladder becomes a ‘feel-good’ bill

On Friday, the career ladder bill had the look of a done deal — and the ‘going-home bill’ that closes the 2015 legislative session.

Otter, Hill, Bedke throw support behind career ladder

The joint news release was issued Friday morning, as the House Education Committee started a crucial hearing on the teacher pay plan.

JFAC puts public school budget on hold for week

The delay comes as the House Education Committee continues to wrestle with a teacher career ladder bill.

House Ed takes up teacher salary bill

Teachers traveled from as far as Idaho Falls and Moscow to testify on the $125 million career ladder proposal.

Analysis: Fault lines in the career ladder debate

The teacher pay plan has left education stakeholders divided — and Statehouse decision makers could be split along similar lines.