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Analysis: Statehouse drama shifts to tax policy
As the House and Senate move toward a showdown on taxes, the passage of the K-12 budget (2015-16) has the look of a done deal.
Idaho teacher salaries took an unexplained dip in 2013-14
The new National Education Association study reaffirms a recurring point in the teacher pay debate: Idaho salaries lag behind neighboring states.
Statehouse roundup, 3.26.15: Career ladder, salamanders, bullying and more
‘This is where we need to go,” said Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer, moments before the Senate passed the $125.5 million career ladder bill Thursday.
Kids spend Spring Break with shelter animals
Kids who love animals are spending Spring Break at the Idaho Humane Society this week in Boise. The third annual “Friends for Life” spring break camp is hosting 26 kids, ages 7-14, from different schools to learn how to be a responsible pet owner. “We are able to teach kids about animal responsibility and safety,”…
Statehouse roundup, 3.25.15: teacher salaries
House Education Committee also introduces a pair of charter school proposals.
Statehouse roundup, 3.24.15: STEM initiative, and more
Lawmakers also killed two education bills Tuesday.
Report: State has ‘sunk’ $61 million into Schoolnet
A newly released state report blames “poor management, poor decisions and poor system functionality” for the troubled Schoolnet rollout.
Statehouse roundup, 3.23.15: Teacher salaries, and more
After it was fast-tracked, the career ladder salary bill next heads to the Senate
House Education passes teacher salary bill
The House Education Committee passed a five-year teacher salary bill Friday on the strength of unanimous support from education groups. Lawmakers, state officials and education groups had been engaged in a deep debate over teacher salaries and accountability throughout the session, with two previous versions of the career ladder salary bill being shelved due to…
Broadband: Goedde questions whether cost savings will stand up
School districts have saved by switching away from Idaho Education Network contractors, but the numbers are not an apples-to-apples comparison, an aide to Gov. Butch Otter said Thursday.