Idaho Department of Administration Director Teresa Luna and former state senator John Goedde, who has been contracted to work for Governor Otter to sort out the Idaho Education Network contract debacle, spent most of Thursday morning on the hot seat answering questions about IEN and funding. Last legislative session lawmakers were caught off guard when…
Rep. Lynn Luker (R-Boise) introduced a resolution to create a legislative task force to study Idaho’s student data collection system. In the introduction of his bill, Rep. Luker told committee members that there continue to be concerns regarding the kind and amount of data collected by the state. He contends that there are problems with…
The Ybarra administration successfully introduced two pieces of legislation to members of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday.
Superintendents Wayne Rush of Emmett and Rob Sauer of Homedale testified before the House Education Committee on Monday regarding how their districts approached the leadership premium awards that were made available for the first time this year. Rob Winslow, Executive Director of the Idaho Association of School Administrators, presented a statewide overview of the awards.…
Legislators will have plenty to ponder on the education front as they head home for the weekend. The House and Senate Education Committees heard presentations from several public education constituencies this week