Search Results: "Wendy Horman"

Analysis: A surplus of money could generate a surplus of ideas

…wants help for districts and charters, which are backfilling staffing at a cost of more than $200 million a year, putting pressure on local property taxes. Wendy Horman, an Idaho…

Feds hand down equity-focused rules for coronavirus relief spending

…low-income districts comes after years of debates about how and whether state funding mechanisms could be revised to level inequalities came up empty. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls “We do…

Bedke joins lieutenant governor’s race

…challenges in other leadership elections — including in 2020, when Idaho Falls Republican Wendy Horman made an unsuccessful bid for speaker. But Bedke is giving up one of the safest…

House passes higher ed, teacher salaries budgets

…made a strong policy statement against discrimination,” said Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls. At one point, Rep. Caroline Nilsson Troy, R-Genesee, scolded conservatives for belaboring the indoctrination issue, saying higher…

New teacher salary, higher education budgets emerge

…money, Idaho school districts and charter schools will have received more than $800 million in coronavirus relief money. With the money also comes wide latitude. Rep Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls…

Legislative roundup, 4.22.21: House passes new “nondiscrimination” bill after marathon day of debates

…fact, the good the bad and the ugly are all on the table to be taught,” said sponsor Rep. Wendy Horman, R- Idaho Falls, in a prepared speech she delivered…

Legislative roundup, 4.21.21: Anti-sectarianism bill gets a rewrite; McGeachin’s indoctrination task force takes shape

…makes no mention of “sectarianism.” “This bill establishes education and fiscal policy for the state regarding dignity and nondiscrimination in public education,” said Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, as she…

Legislative roundup, 4.13.21: House votes down teacher salary bill

…Said Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, “We’ve heard several curricula mentioned on the floor here today. They are deeply troubling curricula, and it is entirely appropriate for us to tie…

The Legislature is coming back — and things will get hectic

…legislative session, timetables are unpredictable. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls If lawmakers reject a budget bill — such as, for example, a higher education budget — that will slow down…

School leaders fret over disbursement of federal funds

…looked like districts had amassed plenty of funding to make it through the end of the fiscal year, said Rep. Wendy Horman, a JFAC member. As of March 22, Idaho’s…