Kevin’s blog
Luna will not replace chief deputy
The Education Department will parcel out several responsibilities — including managing the rollout of the Schoolnet instructional management system.
Broadband: State could be forced to pay feds
Funding for a statewide broadband program could be in indefinite “limbo,” as a federal contractor reviews the state’s contract. If the feds find the contract null and void, the state could be on the hook for nearly $13.5 million.
Yes, there IS a permanent record …
No, kids, it wasn’t a bluff after all. And here’s the language to prove it.
Balukoff: End ‘race to the bottom’
In a new fundraising email, Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff ripped Gov. Butch Otter’s plan to put another $35 million into the public schools rainy-day account. “It’s raining and the roofs are leaking.”
T.F. council grounds canyon jump
Twin Falls city officials have denied a Texas motorcycle stuntman’s bid to jump the Snake River Canyon. The state has already received $943,000 for the September stunt — with proceeds earmarked for K-12.
The 2014 campaign money trail … so far
The latest round of campaign finance reports offer a snapshot into several statewide races — but the documents shed very little light on the ever-changing race for state schools superintendent.
Thayn ‘not planning’ statewide run
The Emmett Republican is all but ruling out a run for state superintendent — but he says there is a “very small chance” he would reconsider.
Twenty questions, more or less, on SBAC
Do you have questions about a new test aligned to the Idaho Core Standards? State Sen. Steven Thayn has a passel of them.
Video: ‘Making the Grade,’ Jan. 29
Talking over the superintendent’s election shuffle — and more — with Michelle Edmonds of KIVI and KNIN.
Some social media soul-searching
Former state Rep. Steve Smylie narrowly lost to Tom Luna in the 2006 GOP primary. With Luna out of the picture, Smylie is asking his Facebook friends about another run for state superintendent.