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House Education Committee Guts Teacher Certification and Idaho Content Standards
IEA Hotline—February 7, 2020 Over the strenuous objections of professional educators, the House Education Committee voted Wednesday to repeal the existing Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel. The next day the committee doubled-down on its dubious actions by voting to repeal all of Idaho’s Content Standards. The fight to preserve these…
We are #RedforEd
Tomorrow is #RedforEd! On the first Wednesday of every month, educators in Idaho wear red and join together to demand the public schools our students deserve. Tomorrow, I’m wearing red to improve educator pay. Teachers are paid 20% less than comparably educated and credentialed professionals. And in Idaho, our students lose hundreds of great…
Bill Limiting Frequency of School Bond Elections is Problematic
IEA Hotline—January 31, 2020 Bill Limiting Frequency of School Bond Elections is Problematic Legislation introduced by Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, would force school districts to wait at least 11 months before taking a failed bond measure back to voters. This bill passed the House on a 48-21 vote now…
Budget Proposal to JFAC, Teacher of the Year addresses Education Committees and there is still to email about the Content Standards
IEA Hotline—January 24, 2020 Superintendent Ybarra Presents Budget Proposal to JFAC State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra formally proposed a 5.3% increase in K-12 public school funding for the 2020-2021 school year during her presentation to the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee (JFAC) Thursday morning. That percentage represents roughly $101 million in new…
Consistent, Thorough Idaho Content Standards Should be Retained
Once again Idaho finds itself trying to fend off unnecessary challenges to the framework that provides knowledge benchmarks for our students and teachers, the Idaho Content Standards.