Day: April 6, 2015

Charters are no choice for Idaho’s minority students

Charter schools are public and open to all students regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, or disability. Yet, in instance after instance, charter schools’ student demographic makeups are outrageously imbalanced in comparison to the communities’ demographics that they operate in.

New anti-bullying law signed

House Bill 246 takes a step toward “bringing peace to the schoolyard,” Gov. Butch Otter said Monday afternoon.

Lawmaker mum on K-12 budget, career ladder votes

Only one House member voted against six of the seven K-12 budgets that passed Monday. And she isn’t talking.

Charter group makes push for veto override

At issue is a $1.7 million bill to cover the costs that follow transfer students. Gov. Butch Otter vetoed the bill last week.