Today, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna rolled out the details of his sweeping proposals to change the way education happens in Idaho. Mr. Luna described the “Three Pillars” of his plan as 21st Century Classrooms; Great…
Responding to a question from Rep. Sue Chew following up on whether and how the proposals will retain great Idaho teachers, Supt. Luna said Idaho is not losing teachers to other states but to higher-paying administration jobs.
The fact is, ma…
Rep. Brian Cronin says obtaining facts via technology is one thing, but what businesses really need is higher-level thinking on how to use information. How will technology provide this, he asked?
“It took 20 years to get the overhead projecto…
State Sen. Nicole LeFavour asks how many teaching positions would be lost when class sizes increase and when 9th graders start taking two online classes a year. Supt. Luna says 1,600 teachers retire or leave the profession each year, and that will ac…
We're listening to legislators ask Supt. Luna about his plan, and we'll have more thoughts later.
Meanwhile, based on what you've heard or read, what do you think?