In a story that moved yesterday, John Miller of the Associated Press aptly described the waning days of the 2012 Idaho Legislature as a debate between teacher pay and tax cuts. He wrote:
Weeks ago, senators voted 32-0 to reverse teacher salary fund…
The 2012 Idaho Legislature is in its final weeks, although it now appears the March 23 Sine Die date a week from today was a tad optimistic. Those in the know now say the session will end sometime during the week of March 26.
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The House Education Committee approved legislation that would allow the state's charter schools to tap into the bond levy equalization fund that backs a small part of voter-approved building bonds for school districts. According to the sponsor Re…
The House Education Committee today killed H646, the bill to seek more transparency of Education Management Organizations doing business with Idaho taxpayer dollars, despite about 90 minutes of testimony mostly in support of the bill. Although t…
First things first: Tomorrow (Wednesday, March 14) at 8:30 a.m., the House Education Committee plans its public hearing on H646, a bill to increase transparency for Education Management Organizations. This bill, the result of public concern over for-…
The probable next-to-last week of the 2012 Idaho Legislature got off to a fast start today, with a special speaker in the education committees and the House chair’s move to kill a Senate bill to stop the raid on Idaho teacher salaries.
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