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Expert analysis and the latest news from award-winning journalist Kevin Richert.
Analysis: Who gets a microphone in the education debate?
If we start limiting the education debate to the scholarly and impartial among us, we’re going to exclude a lot of people and dismiss a lot of perspective.
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: Dec. 9-13
This week’s schedule includes a conference call with an early education nonprofit, and a staff holiday party.
Erpelding resigns from Legislature
House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding served seven years in the Legislature. The Boise Democrat is stepping down to take a job with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: Dec. 2-6
This week’s schedule includes a two-day education conference in Denver, and a meeting with Gov. Brad Little.
U of I seeks staff furloughs to trim spending
The voluntary furloughs should cover the $1 million in midyear spending cuts ordered by Gov. Brad Little, the Lewiston Tribune reported.
BYU-Idaho switches course, will accept Medicaid
The Rexburg-based university — affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — requires its full-time students to have health insurance. Its decision to not accept Medicaid as health insurance sparked an outcry from students.
Bloomberg’s presidential bid — and his ties to Idaho’s education debate
The former New York City mayor, the latest entrant in the Democratic presidential race, sided with Republican state superintendent Tom Luna in a bitter 2012 campaign over Idaho education policy.
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: Nov. 25-26
State superintendent Sherri Ybarra has two items on her schedule for Thanksgiving week.
Blog on break …
This blog space will be blank for the next week, as I am on vacation. We’ll still have full coverage of all things education next week, so keep checking in. I’ll be back on Monday, Nov. 25. Aloha!
Take two: Idaho Falls charter elects trustees
White Pine Charter School patrons went back to the polls Tuesday, nearly six months after a botched election that was plagued with allegations of electioneering.