IEA Hotline: Legislative Recap Podcast with IEA President
Get a wrap-up of the 2019 legislative session in this week’s IEA Hotline.
2019 Summer Institute Registration Now Open
Every year hundreds of IEA members flock to the number one professional development event for educators in Idaho—the IEA Summer Institute. Registration for the 2019 Summer Institute opens this weekend! This year’s event features a theme of “Chart Your Course” and is filled with sessions that will provide relevant professional practice tips and techniques, show…
It’s Time for Delegate Assembly!
By the time you read this, much of the IEA staff will be on the ground at the Coeur d’Alene Resort for the 2019 IEA Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly. Delegates will be arriving shortly thereafter, with caucuses set to begin at 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 5, followed by the general session at 10:00…
Session Lingers On, Pared-down Funding Formula Bill Still in Play
House Passes Funding Formula Definitions Bill, Legislation Heads to Senate Next Week While deferring to the expertise of the IEA and other education stakeholder groups and agreeing to slow down the process of rewriting Idaho’s public school funding formula, the House has passed HB 293, which aims to solidify definitions that could be helpful in…
IEA Hotline: Important Senate Education Committee Hearing Monday for Funding Formula Bill
The latest iteration of Public School Funding Formula legislation faces a Senate Education Committee hearing at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Lincoln Auditorium. SB 1196 is the latest rewrite of legislation aimed at changing how Idaho distributes money to local school districts and charter schools. IEA President Kari Overall will be testifying regarding substantial concerns…
Funding Formula, Private School Voucher Bill, No go on HB 226, HB 133 & HB 203
Funding Formula Bill (or Bills) Could be Introduced Monday House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls, indicated today that he expects a bill related to the Public School Funding Formula to be introduced in his committee Monday morning. Since the original draft was revealed earlier in the session, legislators and education stakeholders have…