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Wednesday’s Statehouse roundup (UPDATED, 4:25 p.m.)
A Coeur d’Alene lawmaker is back with a bill that would provide tax credits for contributions to private school scholarship funds. And more news from the Legislature.
Was that today? Cursive bill put on hold
Senators will wait one more day to weigh in on cursive handwriting in elementary schools — after giving one of their colleagues more time to do his homework.
Driver’s license bill runs into a ditch
Heading today’s roundup of Statehouse headlines: The Senate Education Committee rejected Chairman John Goedde’s bill requiring teen driver’s licenses to “satisfactory academic progress.”
Today’s ‘sequestration’ number: $5,795,625
No matter how the numbers shake out, the looming federal budget cuts won’t affect Idaho schools until the 2013-14 academic year.
Statehouse roundup: UPDATED, 5:50 p.m.
From cursive handwriting to a bill to hire more math and science teachers, it was a busy Monday on the legislative front. Here’s a briefing.
Farm Bureau defends rewrite of initiative law
The Idaho Farm Bureau says a bill to tighten the state’s initiative and referendum process has nothing to do with the voters’ rejection of the Students Come First laws.
Statehouse, Week Eight: a look ahead
What’s on the agenda on the education front this week? Plenty. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.
Charter school stipend bill: a reaction-o-rama
A bill to provide charter schools $1.4 million in building stipends will get a hearing shortly. Here are some of the initial reactions.
Could tax repeal ‘devastate’ public schools?
Repealing $141 million in business personal property taxes would affect all local governments. But public schools could be the biggest loser, says Michael Ferguson, a former state economist.
BSU football complex named after Bleymaier
The $22 million complex will be named in honor of Gene Bleymaier, who was Boise State University’s athletic director for nearly three decades before his 2011 firing.