What does this decision mean for public school employees? School employees are not state employees; consequently, the CEC Committee is not charged with making recommendations regarding their compensation.
A subcommittee of the House Education Committee met to continue their review of rules from the State Department of Education.
Each year legislative committees spend the first few weeks of the session reviewing rules from governmental agencies. Today both the House and Senate Education Committees began sifting through the rule changes.
As a key partner in the Idahoans for Education Excellence, the IEA recently put together panel discussions on the Idaho Core Standards for media outlets in Boise and Idaho Falls.
House Education Committee Chair Reed DeMordaunt (R-Eagle) announced to his panel this morning that the House and Senate education committees have scheduled several joint sessions. The first joint meeting, focused on the Governor’s Task Force recommendations, is set for 3 pm on Wednesday, January 15th. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna will be invited…
IEA is a member of a 30-plus member coalition supporting the Idaho Core Standards. The coalition, Idahoans for Excellence in Education, has created a website and a Facebook page. Please “like” the Facebook page and check out the website for more information about the work of the coalition. IEA members Glenda Funk (Pocatello Education Association)…