Superintendent Tom Luna
Luna admits to Students Come First missteps
The superintendent of public instruction tells the Idaho Statesman editorial board that he could have handled the 2011 rollout differently. Readers and commenters responded skeptically.
State WiFi project: One district done
The contractor hired to install WiFi in roughly 200 high schools and junior high schools has begun site inspections — and installation. So far, the project is proceeding on schedule, says Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s chief of staff.
K-12 endowment flap rooted in 2010 vote
This isn’t the first time Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna and fellow Republican Land Board members have been at odds over endowment payments to K-12.
Sen. Cameron goes quiet on WiFi controversy
But the powerful co-chairman of the Legislature’ budget-writing committee, says he still has “strong feelings” about the controversial school WiFi contract.
About 200 schools may opt for WiFi service
On Friday, Superintendent Tom Luna’s office touted the statewide reach of the new WiFi service. But the exact number of schools that will receive WiFi under a controversial state contract is not yet clear.
The campaign money trail: an early look
Who was Gov. Butch Otter’s biggest campaign benefactor this year? And how much — or how little — has state superintendent Tom Luna collected this year? The latest campaign finance reports yield some interesting answers.
Today’s WiFi contract reading roundup
An unsuccessful bidder for the state’s WiFi contract talks about its proposal. And former state Rep. Steve Smylie speaks out, criticizing state superintendent and fellow Republican Tom Luna.
Superintendent race: the rumor mill spins
State superintendent Tom Luna says he’s running for a third term. Chief deputy-in-waiting Roger Quarles says he isn’t planning to run. State Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, isn’t buying it; he argues that the game is afoot.
Otter sides with WiFi contract critics
Five days after Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna signed a controversial WiFi contract, Gov. Butch Otter has broken his silence. “It’s not necessarily how I would have done it.”
Superintendents quiz Tom Luna
What did district superintendents want to ask the state superintendent?