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House Ed agrees to end evergreen clauses
The bill would require salary and benefits be renegotiated every year between districts and teachers’ representatives.
Statehouse endgames: charter bills on hold
The Senate delayed a vote on two controversial charter schools bills Monday. Details on those bills — and the rest of the legislative endgame.
For schools, $30.6 million is in jeopardy
The 2012-13 budget fix for public schools — which seemed to be a legislative slam dunk — is now caught in the end-of-session endgame.
Sending a message? Senate rejects labor bill
The Senate rejected a bill to allow school districts to cut salaries and contract days. But the vote may have been a calculated move to signal opposition to the 2013-14 public schools budget.
Voter initiative bill clears the House
Those seeking to place an initiative or referendum on the ballot would need to gather a certain percentage of signatures in 18 legislative districts.
House passes 2013-14 school budget
The 2013-14 school budget calls for a 2.2 percent increase in general fund spending, but still must overcome opposition in the Senate.
Senate Ed holds Students Come First ‘fix’
Chairman John Goedde said the 2012-13 funding bill isn’t dead, but the clock does appear to be ticking on the 2013 legislative session.
Life of pie? Senate panel OK’s tax cut
Is a partial personal property tax repeal the 2013 session’s going-home bill? For Sen. Jeff Siddoway’s committee, it was Thursday’s going-to-dessert bill. School groups also favor the bill.
New salary bill emerges from House Ed
Salary bill aims to provide more flexibility than House Bill 307, but it still drew opposition. In other action, another new bill will create an interim committee to look at policy and labor issues.
Senate amends charter school, labor bills
The senate-backed changes would eliminate Idaho nonprofits from a group of organizations that would be able to authorize new charter schools.