Gov. Brad Little
Forty-five and counting: Little’s growing field of State Board applicants
Seven people applied after Gov. Brad Little’s June 17 deadline. The list includes new appointee Shawn Keough, two former State Board members, and one of state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s top aides.
Who’s on Little’s State Board of Education short list?
It not clear if Gov. Brad Little has moved on from a field of 38 people who applied in June. But it is clear that he has expanded his field of vision.
K-12 task force narrows focus to five recommendations
All-day kindergarten and students’ social and emotional well-being moved to the top of the list following a lengthy debate.
Keough emerged late in Little’s State Board search
Shawn Keough put in for a spot on the State Board of Education in August, more than a month after Gov. Brad Little had said he was cutting off applications for two board vacancies.
K-12 task force takes a step back to focus on career readiness
State Board of Education President Debbie Critchfield says there may be a disconnect between the education system Idaho says it has, and the system it actually has.
Task force subcommittee debates school safety responses
The group considered commonly accepted school safety standards and creating uniform responses for events such as lockdowns.
‘You’re part of my team:’ Little addresses school administrators
In two speeches Wednesday, Idaho’s governor recapped education talking points on teacher salaries, literacy and the state’s postsecondary completion goal. But he didn’t bring up two simmering education controversies.
Breaking silence, Little calls anti-diversity postcard ‘distasteful’
The anonymous mailer “belittles the volunteers and workers who dedicate their time to advancing opportunities for Idaho students,” Little said. His statement was tucked into an e-newsletter sent out late Wednesday afternoon.
Little task force focuses on rural funding questions
A new school funding formula could have a huge effect on rural schools, and undermine any recommendations that come from Gov. Brad Little’s K-12 task force. “(It’s a) very scary time for us,” Nezperce School District Superintendent Shawn Tiegs said.
Analysis: Little’s silence becomes part of the Boise State diversity story
Idaho’s governor has said little on a controversy that has festered for nearly two weeks, divided House Republicans and legislative Democrats and defined Marlene Tromp’s brief tenure as Boise State’s new president.