Proposition 3
Related Coverage, Page 14
Idaho schools chief has plan to offset teacher pay cuts
BOISE – Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna told lawmakers Thursday he wants to offset a planned $19 million reduction in Idaho teacher pay and benefits next year using projected state revenue the governor had hoped to funnel into a rainy day account for education. The state is poised to move the money from salaries to help pay for classroom technology and teacher pay-for-performance as part of Luna’s “Students Come First” education changes.
Idaho schools chief pitches budget plan, reforms
Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna told lawmakers Thursday he wants to offset a planned $19 million reduction in Idaho teacher pay and benefits next year using projected state revenue the governor had hoped to funnel into a rainy day account for education.
Eye on Boise: Health committee has plenty to peruse
BOISE – There was quite the spectacle at the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee’s first meeting last week when chairwoman Rep. Janice McGeachin, R-Idaho Falls, had legislative pages bring in tall stacks of paper – 906-page printouts of the federal Affordable Care Act – for each committee member. McGeachin, describing the voluminous bill as the “Bible” that her committee members should study this year, said she’ll begin hosting “weekly Bible sessions” starting next Tuesday, where “anyone who has a question about this law” can participate.