Tom Luna

Luna: Resigning was not an option

In the four-plus months left in his term, Luna has numerous goals to accomplish.

States begin analyzing SBAC tests

Education officials are compiling thousands of survey responses from students and teachers.

State gears up for new education law

Tom Luna is preparing to launch a marketing campaign highlighting the new Fast Forward Program, which offers high school students $600 in state funding for college credits and exams.

Luna: ‘No plans’ to seek GOP chair

But state superintendent Tom Luna says he has been approached about running for state Republican Party chair — and would consider a run if recruited by Gov. Butch Otter.

IEA fights task force licensure details

Members of the teachers association don’t want a new system of licensure to be tied to an evaluation. Meanwhile, Tom Luna says the IEA is doing a “180” on its support of the task force.

Reform efforts shaped Luna’s seven years

The debate over Propositions 1, 2 and 3 sharply divided Idahoans, but outgoing State Superintendent Tom Luna believes the process paved the way for more widely accepted reform efforts now on the table.

WiFi deal: Low bidder raises questions

Tek-Hut’s Nate Bondelid said he is used to the most inexpensive bid being given priority in public projects. The president of the Twin Falls company also wondered why his firm received two different scores in one category and was docked points in another.

Luna calls for protecting student data

The state superintendent sent a letter to key lawmakers asking for an executive order or a bill to ensure no personally identifiable data on parents or students be reported to the federal government.

Luna awards controversial WiFi deal

On Wednesday, state superintendent Tom Luna went forward on a multiyear contract to install WiFi service in Idaho high schools. Key lawmakers are questioning the deal, which could run 15 years; Luna says the longterm deal is routine and cost-effective.

Lawmakers blast multiyear wireless deal

State superintendent Tom Luna will award the 15-year high school campus WiFi contract on Wednesday, Betsy Russell of the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday. Key legislators say they never signed off on a multiyear deal.