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• Ex-state economist says school funding may violate Idaho law

  April 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho’s former longtime chief state economist, Mike Ferguson, released a 20-page report Friday on public school funding that reaches a series of startling conclusions, including that Idaho’s current …

• Idaho plan spends more on schools

  March 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho schools would see a small spending boost on the heels of last year’s cuts, under a budget set by the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee Monday. Minority … 3

• Levy rejection is lesson on how schools suffer

  February 1, 2012 in City on Page A5 Get your yellow flier yet? If so, and if the scare language and the big numbers are giving you pause, when it comes to supporting your local schools, you might … 106

• Idaho schools chief has plan to offset teacher pay cuts

  January 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 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 …

• Otter budget doesn’t restore steep cuts

  January 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s budget proposal for next year wouldn’t restore any of the steep cuts the state has made in the past three years of economic downturn, …

• No increase in endowment fund for Idaho schools next year

  August 16, 2011 in Idaho Idaho’s state Land Board voted 4-1 this morning to distribute $47.5 million next year to state endowment beneficiaries, which include public schools. That’s up 2.3 percent overall from this year’s …

• Schools could get cash infusion

  June 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 NAMPA, Idaho – Idaho school districts are cautiously preparing to restore several cutbacks after being advised the state likely will distribute about $50 million in one-time payments next month if …

• Schools struggle to use student data system

  June 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 NAMPA, Idaho – Idaho’s new multimillion-dollar student data system is causing giant headaches at school districts around the state, and local school officials say it isn’t working. State Superintendent of … 2

• Idaho school officials knock new data system

  June 22, 2011 in Idaho Idaho’s new multimillion-dollar student data system is causing giant headaches at school districts around the state and local school officials say it isn’t working, state lawmakers heard Wednesday. State Superintendent … 1

• Idaho schools could get some relief amid budget cuts

  June 22, 2011 in Idaho Idaho schools could get about $50 million in a one-time payout in July, no strings attached, if state tax revenues meet projections in the final month of the state’s fiscal … 7

• Voters approving property tax hikes to help schools

  May 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idahoans are voting to raise their own property taxes in the wake of a third straight year of cuts in school funding approved by state lawmakers. In elections …

• Idaho voters raise taxes for schools after lawmakers wouldn’t

  May 20, 2011 in Idaho Idahoans around the state are voting to raise their own property taxes in the wake of a third straight year of cuts in school funding approved by state lawmakers. 15

• Higher revenue return good news for schools

  May 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Strong tax revenues in April could mean Idaho’s public schools will get up to a $55 million one-time boost at the end of this fiscal year on July …

• Idaho schools could get back part of budget cuts

  May 9, 2011 in Idaho Strong tax revenues in April, the biggest month of the year, could mean Idaho’s public schools will get up to a $55 million one-time boost at the end of this … 4

• Last bill becomes law, making 335 for Idaho session

  April 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – The final piece of legislation from this year’s Idaho legislative session has become law without the governor’s signature, adding a one-year phaseout to a funding cut for school … 1

• Shawn Vestal: Apology by anti-tax group falls short

  April 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 You’ve got to hand it to the Citizens for Responsible Taxation. When they go irresponsible, they go big. They’ll overstate the amount of school-funding measures by about 100 percent. They … 23

• Idaho lawmakers approve 1.87 percent school salary cut

  March 29, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s public schools would see a $47 million cut in funding next year under a budget set by lawmakers Monday. That’s considerably less than the $62 million cut … 11

• Eye on Boise: Reform bill has good news for virtual charter schools

  March 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Among the little-noticed provisions of the complex, sweeping school reform bill that’s rocketing through the Idaho Legislature is one that would double-fund virtual charter schools for their existing …

• Idaho school proposal advances

  March 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A controversial plan to shift millions in state funds from teacher salaries to technology purchases won narrow support in the Idaho Senate on Thursday, virtually ensuring the bill …

• Lawmakers remake controversial education reform bill

  March 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho lawmakers unveiled a new version of school reform legislation Friday, and it’s a lot like the old version that stalled in the state Senate. It calls for …

• Lawmaker, protesters take aim at Idaho school reform plan

  February 22, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A controversial school reform plan that calls for larger classes, fewer teachers and more technology may be pulled back for changes at the urging of a Coeur d’Alene …

• Lawmakers skeptical of Idaho education plan

  January 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Key Idaho lawmakers raised serious questions Tuesday about state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna’s sweeping education reform plan. Luna’s plan relies on increasing class sizes and employing fewer …

• Luna says public schools can’t take more cuts

  October 18, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 State Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna says Idaho’s public schools need a 9.2 percent increase in state general funds next year, just to keep even and accommodate more students. In …

• School bond fees draw fire

  August 19, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – For nearly a decade, Idaho has offered to guarantee bonds issued by its local school districts to win them a better interest rate, save local taxpayers a few …

• New Idaho school bond fees draw fire

  August 18, 2009 in Idaho For nearly a decade, Idaho has offered to guarantee bonds issued by its local school districts to win them a better interest rate, save local property taxpayers a few dollars …

• School cuts inevitable, Otter says

  March 12, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter is endorsing cuts in public school funding in Idaho, saying the $1.2 billion in federal economic stimulus funds he’s decided to accept won’t stave them …

• Otter endorses cuts in schools

  March 11, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is endorsing the first-ever cuts in public schools funding in Idaho, saying the $1.24 billion in federal economic stimulus funds he’s decided to accept aren’t enough to …

• Stimulus won’t stop school cuts

  February 27, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna returned from Washington, D.C., Thursday with good news and bad news for Idaho schools. The good news: Federal funding for special education …

• Superintendent outlines proposed school cuts

  January 30, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s top education official Thursday proposed $62 million in funding cuts for public schools next year, slicing into teacher pay, administration, building maintenance and more. “Let me make … 1

• Idaho revamps teacher pay plan

  March 6, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – In a rare move, the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee Wednesday reconsidered the teacher pay plan it approved a day earlier, passing an entirely new plan. This time, …

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