Luna began his presentation by outlining gains made in Idaho over the past decade, dating back to the Idaho Reading Initiative instituted by his predecessor Dr. Marilyn Howard. But the current system is not financially sustainable, he said. After $20…
The auditorium in the West Wing of the Statehouse is abuzz, with a full house waiting for State Supt,. Tom Luna to unveil a presentation he is calling “Students Come First: Three Pillars of a Customer-Driven Education System.” It's subtitled “a p…
A rare joint meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees will be the setting tomorrow as state Supt. Tom Luna offers details of his and Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s plan to overhaul education policy in Idaho.
The meeting…
Idaho educators and parents will be watching closely Wednesday morning as State Supt. Tom Luna reveals the details of the education overhaul that he and Gov. Butch Otter hinted at Monday. But these excerpts from the governor’s State of the Stat…
In his State of the State and budget message today, Gov. Otter spoke about the values that Idahoans hold most dear. Family, community, and hard work are all central to our lives. Idaho parents and grandparents also know that our neighborhood schools …