Idaho Core Standards
Thayn: Find alternative to SBAC test
The multistate exam is geared to the new Idaho Core Standards. The questions about the exam come as the 2014 Legislature could be poised to take a second look at the standards themselves.
Time, rules set for Common Core meeting
Do you have questions about the Idaho Core Standards? If you want to pass them along to legislators, you’re on the clock.
Business leader makes appeal for Idaho Core
Bob Lokken of Idaho Business for Education endorsed K-12’s new education standards at the Boise Metro Chamber’s annual legislative luncheon. The Chamber also endorsed the standards.
Keep Common Core; replicate success stories
Idaho politicians get some education counsel from a pair of national speakers.
Will legislators keep Common Core?
Opponents of the new standards face an uphill battle.
Luna, districts clash over assessment issues
State superintendent Tom Luna isn’t changing his mind about field-testing a lengthy test built around Common Core standards. But the state will look at some possible changes to address district superintendents’ concerns.
Thayn opposes Common Core assessment
The conservative Republican lawmaker agrees with several school district superintendents — and says the lengthy, computer-based assessment should be put on hold.
Power struggle over Common Core tests
The State Department of Education is all-in, supporting a controversial test tailored to the new Common Core standards. But some prominent school district leaders are pushing back.
Districts, state spar over Common Core test
Superintendents of nine school districts — including Meridian, Boise and Nampa — want Idaho to delay a test tied to the new Idaho Core Standards. State officials plan to stick with the new test.
Common Core: Is a battle brewing?
Some legislators may well take a run at derailing the Idaho Core Standards next session. But a revolt might not find any traction in the Statehouse’s education committees.