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IEA Hotline—February 28, 2020 A bill that would provide school districts with additional funding allocations of an estimated $223 million over five years, primarily focused on increasing pay for veteran educators, passed the House Education Committee in a unanimous vote Wednesday and then cleared the House floor by a 52-10 margin today. HB 523 heads…

IEA Hotline—February 21, 2020 A new Career Ladder bill was introduced in the House Education Committee this week. HB 523, the Advanced Professional Educator Pay legislation was presented by Gov. Little’s Senior Education Advisor, Greg Wilson, and received unanimous approval for printing from the committee. The bill would add $225 million to the Career Ladder…

House Education Committee Sends Callous Message on Students’ Mental Heath In a disturbing development this week, several members of the House Education Committee openly criticized the recommendation from Governor Little’s K-12 task force that would increase training and resources to support the mental and emotional health of Idaho students. During a presentation by State Superintendent…

IEA Hotline—February 7, 2020   Over the strenuous objections of professional educators, the House Education Committee voted Wednesday to repeal the existing Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel. The next day the committee doubled-down on its dubious actions by voting to repeal all of Idaho’s Content Standards. The fight to preserve these…