Idaho’s four highest-ranking legislators shared their thoughts on key issues during the annual Associated Press legislative preview at the statehouse Thursday. Brad Little also met with the media to discuss the upcoming legislative session—just one day before he was sworn in as Idaho’s 33rd Governor, succeeding C.L. “Butch” Otter, who served for the past 12…
As usual, education topics will be at the forefront of discussion during the upcoming legislative session. Potential action on the recommendations from Idaho’s Public School Funding Formula Committee will certainly bear watching, and both the new Governor, Brad Little, and the returning State Superintendent, Sherri Ybarra, will be unveiling budget proposals early in the…
IEA President Kari Overall discusses the Association’s takeaways from the recent legislative session in the IEA REPORTER podcast. Get insight on the private school voucher bill, teacher salaries, science standards and much more.
Governor Otter vetoed two bills with implications for public education. The legislature opted not to override those vetoes, and adjourned sine die for the 2018 session.
How to help Idaho’s struggling readers is one of the remaining issues the legislature must deal with as the session winds down. JFAC has now added funding for a statewide reading test, but the measure still requires passage in both the House and Senate.