IDAHO
$1,500 up for grabs in design contest
J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation is looking for a new backdrop for its monthly ED Sessions speaker luncheons.
Panel moves closer to licensure plan
A Career Ladder and Tiered Licensure Committee Monday approved recommendations for licensing “master teachers.”
Could feds help with school WiFi costs?
Remember Idaho’s ongoing fight over broadband funding, and the federal “e-rate” program? State superintendent Tom Luna is hoping this same program will give school WiFi programs a boost in funding.
Boise Chamber to host candidate forum
Seven candidates are vying for three seats, including Brian Cronin, a public face in the campaign to overturn Propositions 1, 2 and 3, and Travis Jones, executive director of the Idaho Grain Producers Association.
State fills professional-technical vacancy
Dwight Johnson is expected to start his new job at the end of this month, or early next.
State gears up for new education law
Tom Luna is preparing to launch a marketing campaign highlighting the new Fast Forward Program, which offers high school students $600 in state funding for college credits and exams.
Costs unclear for district name change
But West Ada School District says the new brand better serves the state’s most populous school district, which takes in Meridian and all or part of Ada County’s five other cities.
Top Luna deputy leaving Idaho
Deputy Chief of Staff Jason Hancock has accepted a top legislative research position in South Dakota.
Luna announces tech pilot recipients
Fifteen Idaho schools will share $3 million in state funding for the second round of Idaho Technology Pilot grants. All told, 99 schools applied, seeking more than $26 million in funding.
Good news on Friday, money on Monday
Superintendent Tom Luna personally contacted the 15 winners of tech grants and those winners came to Boise on Monday to say thank you and collect big checks.