Like a pebble tossed into a pond, the discussion started at Friday's historic meeting of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee continued to ripple across Idaho over the weekend. Superintendent Luna's far-reaching plan continues to receiv…
Idahoans saw democracy in action Friday as hundreds of people turned out for the first-ever public hearing held by the state’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. Most gratifying for Idaho educators and our allies, testimony among the 90 or…
Laurence Gebhardt, Pocatello businessman: My recommendation is to send the Luna plan back for a rework. It's like the Obama health care plan: It needs piloting before full implementation. Public education is not broken and we don't have an ep…
Susan Garcia, Pocatello teacher of 31 years: “Ask me what it takes to put students first. I know.” Has seen pendulum of change swing back and forth, but No Child Left Behind mandates and budget cuts have been worst developments. She's never had a…
Lilburn Wesche, former NNU professor, Boise: I'm here for my grandchildren. I don't want surgery done on me by the graduate of an online medical school. I've yet to see a clicker comfort a troubled teen. My grandkids in Meridian have clas…