In a significant first step toward increasing compensation for veteran teachers, the educator pipeline subcommittee has included a third rung of the Career Ladder with a $60,000 allocation in its final recommendations.
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Get a wrap-up of the 2019 legislative session in this week's IEA Hotline.
Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
The Idaho legislature has finally completed its third-longest session in history, adjourning Sine Die Thursday after 95 days. Education-related legislation had largely been put to bed a couple of weeks ago, but Medicaid expansion and ballot initiative bills kept legislators busy well into April. Despite fervent public opposition, the legislature passed SB 1204, which adds…
IEA Children’s Fund
The IEA Children’s Fund has been helping students and families in need for nearly 20 years and has distributed more than $1.5 million for basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, and medical treatment.
