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“Riled up,” in context

Monday, February 07, 2011 | 0 comments

Tom Luna just accused the IEA of trying to rile up parents over laptops rather than addressing a funding shortfall, quoting out of context a post from the IEA Hotline. Here is the...

Senate hearings on Luna plan begin today

Monday, February 07, 2011 | 0 comments

The Senate Education Committee has begun its four days of hearings on the Luna bills, SB 1068 and SB 1069.

Luna began his presentation to the committee by outlining some of the...

Stop treating education like a political football

Sunday, February 06, 2011 | 0 comments

Here is a statement from Idaho Education President Sherri Wood in response to the full-page newspaper ads placed this Sunday and last by Idaho businessman Frank VanderSloot:

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When will the IEA put forth its own plan?

Friday, February 04, 2011 | 0 comments

In the three weeks since Tom Luna rolled out his so-called “Students Come First” plan, IEA leaders and staff members have been hearing one question over and over, from members and...

Unraveling the Luna plan, Part 3

Friday, February 04, 2011 | 0 comments

Over the past few days, we’ve been looking at how Tom Luna’s “Labor Relations & Employee Entitlements” bill (SB 1068) aims to gut current contract law for Idaho teachers. Today, we...

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