The historic JFAC hearing at the Idaho Statehouse is about 10 minutes from getting under way. There's a really big crowd here, with every seat filled and people standing against the walls. At least one overflow room has opened up, too. Not everyo…
Idaho will make history on Friday, January 21, as the Idaho Legislature's Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee holds a first-ever public hearing to take everyday Idahoans' testimony on the education budget.
This year, the important issue …
State Superintendent Tom Luna has introduced his “Students Come First” education package. The comprehensive package would bring sweeping changes to Idaho's K-12 schools, but it was developed with almost no input from professional educators nor pa…
In a startling statement today at the Senate Education Committee, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna tied his plan to give each Idaho 9th grader a laptop to an increase in student-teacher ratios that will eliminate 770 teaching jobs …
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna today presented the budget for his “Students Come First – Three Pillars of a Customer-Driven Education System” to the gathered members of the Idaho Legislature's House and Sena…