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Education committees will hold a joint session to listen to public testimony. Each speaker will have three minutes. The House Ed Committee will consider a bill that protects cursive handwriting. In other news, students enjoyed MLK Day events Monday at the Statehouse.

Idaho budget writers will spend this week hearing budget requests for public schools and higher education. Gov. Butch Otter has already asked lawmakers to increase public school spending next year. The budget request hearing for K-12 public schools is Thursday.

Conversation about education highlights school choice, accountability and investment.

Cursive comeback? A bill requiring schools to teach cursive handwriting is headed to the House floor.

The Governor’s Education Task Force decided to leave labor negotiations and the FY 2013 budget to the Legislature to debate and decide.

One has nine children. Another eight. One has lived in Egypt and Tokyo, yet another hasn’t left Donnelly. Some are retired teachers, while others are businessmen and realtors. Learn more about your House Ed members.

Gov. Butch Otter named his Task Force for Improving Education and scheduled its first meeting for Jan. 11 in Boise. The task force includes teachers, superintendents, parents and business leaders. The first meeting will include a welcome from the governor and task force chair Richard Westerberg.

Gov. Butch Otter mentioned education funding, possible reform and successes in universities and colleges during his annual State of the State address Monday afternoon. Check here to read what specifically he said about education.