Kevin’s blog

State superintendent Tom Luna wants Idaho to keep pushing to hire more math and science teachers. Critics say the plan gets out ahead of Gov. Butch Otter’s education reform task force.

An independent audit on teacher workplace issues was a mixed bag. But one sentence, suggesting an “undercurrent of despair” in the teaching profession, has taken on a life of its own.

Yes, it’s that time of year. There are a lot of moving parts at the Legislature — and lots of other news on the horizon. Can’t keep tabs on it all? We have you covered.

A bill to repeal the personal property tax may finally surface in the next few days. How will the details affect school districts?

The conventional wisdom holds that higher education in Idaho remains a bargain. Does the theory hold up? A new website allows students and parents to judge for themselves.

How should Idaho spend the $33.9 million that has been earmarked for education reform? Very cautiously, say members of the Senate Education Committee.

Hours before a scheduled committee hearing, Sen. Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls, pulled back on his idea to make public schools off-limits to violent offenders.

The 2013 legislative session is picking up. Here’s the latest on two education items: an early graduation program and the cursive writing proposal.

Sen. Branden Durst says fellow Senate Democrats made the move to protest a series of labor bills. But Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett says it was not a caucus decision.

About 100 educators showed up for Monday’s hearing before the Legislature’s education committees, according to the Idaho Education Association.