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… and much more happening Monday
Monday is K-12 Budget Day at the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. And a lot of other education news could break at the Statehouse Monday. Here’s what to watch for.
Teacher labor bills: Round 3 Monday
The issues are, by now, familiar. On Monday, the Senate Education Committee will look at a third round of bills addressing pieces of the rejected Proposition 1 labor law.
Of collaboration and global competitiveness
The American university system is not producing the kind of graduates the job market demands. But America isn’t alone, says Rashid Davis, principal of an innovative high school that partners with industry and higher ed.
Cursive, and more: Legislative roundup, 2/28
Rep. Linden Bateman’s cursive crusade has come to fruition. The Senate approved his cursive handwriting resolution Thursday. The next step: State Board of Education rulemaking.
The saga of a student and a salamander
A sixth-grader from Boise’s White Pine Elementary School wowed lawmakers Wednesday — and proved to be an able advocate for an amphibian.
Lands transfer idea: on hold for 2013?
The idea of state management of federal lands created quite the buzz earlier this legislative session. That buzz is unlikely to translate to an actual bill, at least in 2013.
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.