Kevin’s blog
Little signs bill to bankroll teacher raises
The signing was a formality, and hardly unexpected. The spending bill bankrolls the plan to increase minimum teacher salaries to $40,000 over the next two years.
U of I president’s search nears completion
The State Board of Education is expected to name the new president Thursday.
Little signs charter school financing bill
While expressing some reservations, the governor said the state’s financial risk represents “at most a potential liability.”
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: April 1-5
Most of the 12 meetings on this week’s schedule are legislative committee meetings that aren’t likely to even take place.
Writing funding formula ‘definitions’: it’s complicated
The new bill doesn’t try to rewrite Idaho’s K-12 funding formula. But that doesn’t mean it’s a simple piece of legislation.
DeVos vs. Democrats: a quick recap
President Trump’s education secretary sparred with congressional Democrats Tuesday, over the White House’s proposed 10 percent cut in education spending.
Little signs charter administrators’ bill
The governor signed off on a law to relax hiring requirements, but said he will be “closely watching its impacts.”
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: March 25-29
It’s a light weekly schedule, heavy with legislative committee meetings that might not even take place.
Last-ditch funding formula bill is on hold
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer had hoped to introduce the bill as early as Friday.
Idaho pre-K enrollment: Consistent, and consistently low
Roughly two-thirds of Idaho’s 3- and 4-year-olds are not in a pre-kindergarten program, one of the lowest enrollment rates in the nation.