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Indoctrination task force shifts to higher ed

Concerns about leftist teachings dominated, no live public testimony was accepted and there was no representation from key players at state education agencies — the result of some figures either declining or being unable to participate.

Task force meeting, 7.29.21: follow our live blog

Hello, and welcome to our live blog from Thursday’s education task force meeting. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. and is scheduled to run until 5 p.m. Kevin Richert here. I will lead this blog, and provide some real-time context and fact-checking. We look forward to hearing from you. (The blog below might take a…

Educator-oversight commission: Former Marsh Valley superintendent fails to respond to ethical complaint

Marvin Hansen’s failure to “answer” the complaint leaves the door open for the state’s education-oversight commission to revoke his teaching and administrative certificates.

Analysis: The education culture wars go full circle, and head for a showdown

The battle lines over Idaho higher education politics were drawn into the map in 2019. And the debate hasn’t changed much since then.

Jane Fonda to pay for high school students’ BSU climate change class

The actress and activist will fund participation in the course for nine Idaho students — if they get involved with a Greenpeace campaign urging the federal government to end fossil fuel subsidies.

Indoctrination task force posts higher ed-focused agenda, changes it twice

The agenda appears to use a familiar mold: a set of presentations mixed with discussion by group members; a lack of representation from state education policymaking agencies; and no speakers with obvious or publicly-stated intentions of dissenting from the task force’s goals.