What is the IEA’s position on this legislation? The IEA wholeheartedly supports this legislation and lobbied tirelessly on its members’ behalf to make it law. In fact, the bill got its start at the IEA Delegate Assembly in April of last year. Delegates called for the IEA to “develop and or support acceptable legislation facilitating…
The start of the 2022 Idaho legislative session’s second month saw the signing into law of one of the IEA’s top priorities for the year and the advancement of other education-related measures. Gov. Little Signs Educator Health Insurance Bill into Law At a series of “teacher appreciation” events around the state, Idaho Gov.…
Matt Compton, IEA’s associate executive director, represented IEA members recently at a meeting of the Idaho State Commission for Education Excellence, which meets regularly to discuss how the state can make substantive improvements in education, particularly during and after the pandemic. At last Friday’s meeting they discussed: District Continuous Improvement Plans, including plans for literacy,…
Lawmakers are actively considering several ways to disperse state literacy funding that increases opportunities for districts to offer full-day kindergarten. Several kindergarten bills are expected to be introduced in the coming weeks that will determine how the $47 million increase in literacy funding recommended by Gov. Little will be allocated to districts. Chris Parri, IEA’s…
The IEA this week added its cautious voice of support to legislation that would provide grants to help Idaho families pay for education expenses. The bill, Senate Bill 1255, was introduced by Sen. Lori Den Hartog (R-Meridian) and was part of the slate of education proposals announced by Gov. Brad Little during his State of…