Gov. Butch Otter
Analysis: The Idaho Education Network battle gets personal
Gov. Butch Otter may have set out to tout next year’s K-12 budget increase — but his post-legislative session news conference escalated the tensions over Idaho’s failed high school broadband project.
Otter endorses Kasich for president
Otter made his announcement one day after Kasich finished fifth in the Nevada GOP caucuses.
Analysis: Otter sets tone for K-12 funding — and a quiet session
Gov. Butch Otter tried to set priorities, and a tone for the 2016 legislative session. He wants lawmakers to set a budget, backfill the “K-through-career” school system — and go home.
Four-day schools: A 24-hour turnaround from Otter?
Here’s what Gov. Butch Otter said about Idaho’s four-day schools in a Tuesday interview — and in a public meeting Wednesday.
Otter wants State Board to take ‘more active role’ on K-12
A spokesman for state superintendent Sherri Ybarra downplays the June 30 letter from Gov. Butch Otter to State Board of Education members.
Idaho’s economy is growing; education must grow with it
Work remains to be done, but Idaho is “making significant progress in addressing the most critical challenges facing education,” says Gov. Butch Otter.
Former lawmaker, U of I executive vied for State Board post
West Ada district Superintendent Linda Clark got the State Board of Education appointment last week — but it’s unclear how many people actually applied.
State owes $930,000 in legal fees in broadband dispute
District Judge Patrick Owen again sided with Syringa Networks, the company that successfully sued to overturn the Idaho Education Network contract.
AP: Otter had advance knowledge of broadband crisis
Gov. Butch Otter knew of the Idaho Education Network budget crunch three months before his administration informed lawmakers.
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.