Idaho Legislature
Rising legislative opposition to Core?
Another state senator — Education Committee member Steven Thayn — is saying Idaho should walk away from the new Idaho Core Standards.
Lawmakers plan another dive into data
A legislative interim committee — with a broad mission that encompasses all K-12 issues — will take a second look at computer systems designed to allow schools to track student performance.
K-12 interim committee live blog
The K-12 interim committee held its second committee Wednesday; catch a recap at our live blog.
K-12 committee agenda: Labor … and more
The legislative “interim committee” will take a long-awaited look at collective bargaining issues next week. But this discussion takes up just a fraction of the committee’s agenda.
Durst’s 2014 Senate plans in limbo
Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, tells the Associated Press that he is proceeding as if he will be serving in the Statehouse in January. But he said he is looking for work in Washington state, where his family is living and where his wife is teaching.
School boards work on 2014 wish list
Restoring school budgets to pre-recession levels? Probably. Money for Common Core training? Likely. POST Academy training for teachers? Maybe not. The Idaho School Boards Association will complete its list of legislative priorities in November.
Analysis: The K-12 committee’s dive into data
Ten lawmakers heard an earful Thursday about the state’s student data collection systems. What will they do next?
K-12 interim committee: a live blog
The K-12 interim committee got down to business Thursday. Here’s a running blog from the meeting.
Will legislators fund the task force’s plans?
The Legislature’s top two budget-writers are voicing early support for one of the education task force’s big-ticket proposals: restoring $82.5 million that have been cut from school district budgets.
Lawmakers have WiFi contract questions
However, two key lawmakers aren’t questioning the decision to pay more to the state’s WiFi contractor. “If decisions were made purely on price, we would all be driving Yugos,” said House Education Committee Chairman Reed DeMordaunt.