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Analysis: A showdown over Idaho’s real school Election Day

…in one word: panic. But while administrators know all about the election calendar, Rep. Wendy Horman says voters can’t keep it all straight. The Idaho Falls Republican says she is…

Statehouse roundup, 2.3.20: Bill targets March, August school election dates

…proposal to require school districts to run ballot measures only in May or November. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, said her goal is to increase voter turnout for school elections….

Statehouse roundup, 1.23.20: Ybarra pitches 5.3 percent increase for K-12

…not seeking to increase funding per classroom, although his budget projects the number of classrooms to increase at the same rate as Ybarra’s budget does. Rep. Wendy Horman asks a…

Statehouse roundup, 1.22.20 State Board pushes for ‘make or break’ scholarship money

Using an infusion of one-time taxpayer money, the state provided an additional 2,300 college scholarships this year. Matt Freeman Now, it’s “imperative” that the Legislature fully and permanently fund the…

U of I president: Staff and program cuts are inevitable

…— will come almost entirely from payroll costs. Budget-writers had mixed reactions Monday. Rep. Wendy Horman — a JFAC vice chair who plays a prominent role in writing education budgets…

I support legislators who acknowledge the teacher crisis

Rep. Wendy Horman’s recent editorial is an unfortunate byproduct of the Idaho Legislature’s repeated inability to acknowledge basic facts about problems plaguing teacher recruitment and retention. Ditto their inability to…

Legislators told to expect slowdown in Idaho’s economic growth

…expect low unemployment and economic growth to continue for the state.” Rep. Wendy Horman, the Idaho Falls Republican who serves as co-chair of the economic outlook committee, was happy with…

Four education issues to watch during the 2020 legislative session

…opposed some of them outright. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, said legislators will have a lot of questions for Little about the recommendations, the cost of implementing them and whether…

Little embraces the literacy issue — for the long haul

…answers — from other state leaders, and from the Boise State University researchers who will deliver a followup report on the literacy program early next year. Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho…

Analysis: A tuition freeze stares into the cold wind of budget math

…budget requests next session? But the early reviews were positive. Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, took to Twitter to praise the freeze. The presidents…