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Post Register: Broadband case subject of gag order
Top legislators aren’t talking about the presence of a federal gag order.
Auditors find irregularities in WiFi payments
The state’s contractor received payments to provide WiFi service to schools that have opted out of the statewide system.
Otter signs broadband bailout bill
“A lot of work remains to be done to set this right,” Gov. Butch Otter said Wednesday. For now, districts can apply for $3.6 million in reimbursements.
Otter reaffirms support for Common Core
“We’ve overcome most of the resistance to (Common Core),” Gov. Butch Otter said during a conference call with reporters Wednesday.
Gramer: ‘We are fighting every day’ for Common Core
Idaho cannot afford to follow other states and backslide on academic standards, according to the CEO of Idaho Business for Education.
Boise district urges student immunizations
If a student contracts the measles, classmates without immunizations can be excluded from school for at least 21 days.
Broadband roundup: the 2.20.15 edition (w/video)
A few quick hits on the ever-evolving Idaho Education Network saga: Senate vote Monday. The Senate will take up the short-term broadband bailout bill Monday morning. House Bill 168 would earmark $3.6 million to reimburse school districts for short-term broadband contracts. The bill passed the House Thursday on a 68-1 vote. Coeur d’Alene goes…
Update: School broadband will remain online, for now
CenturyLink will not pull the plug on the beleaguered Idaho Education Network system this weekend, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Audio: Discussing the Idaho broadband fiasco
Boiling down the Idaho Education Network’s past — and the future of broadband in the high schools.
2008 — and the promise of ‘free’ broadband
When legislators approved the Idaho Education Network in 2008, they were told it would have no impact on the state’s general fund.