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• Fiery debate focuses on Idaho school reforms

  October 2, 2012 in Idaho In a fiery debate Tuesday before a sellout crowd of 450, Idaho state schools chief Tom Luna defended his controversial “Students Come First” school reform laws, while critic Brian Cronin … 7

• Idaho school fees challenged as unconstitutional

  October 1, 2012 in Idaho An Idaho grandfather and former school district superintendent is suing the state of Idaho and all its school districts, charging that cash-strapped schools are violating the Idaho Constitution by increasingly … 19

• Ad touting school reforms tells just part of story

  September 28, 2012 in Idaho A new television commercial touting Idaho’s controversial school reform laws makes claims that are accurate, but still mislead voters about the impact of the reform laws. That’s because they focus … 4

• More Idaho teachers leave profession

  September 28, 2012 in Idaho BOISE — More Idaho teachers left the profession last year, but state officials say they’ve also certificated more educators. Data obtained today by The Associated Press shows about 1,800 teachers … 2

• Ad slams Idaho school reform laws

  September 23, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – The hottest election issue of the season in Idaho – possible repeal of the state’s controversial new school reform laws – has yielded the first statewide TV campaign … 6

• Idaho teachers will get earned merit pay

  September 21, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – It turns out both sides were wrong: Idaho teachers who earned merit-pay bonuses last year under a controversial school-reform law will get those payments this fall, regardless of …

• Idaho teachers to get bonuses regardless of election outcome

  September 20, 2012 in Idaho It turns out both sides were wrong: Idaho teachers who earned merit-pay bonuses last year under a controversial school-reform law will get those payments this fall, regardless of the outcome … 3

• Eye on Boise: If voters say no to school reforms …

  September 9, 2012 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – There’s a what-if question being debated in Idaho politics that matters quite a bit: What if voters in November reject Propositions 1, 2 and 3, repealing state Superintendent … 9

• Idaho to negotiate for laptops after call for bids fizzles

  June 26, 2012 in City, Idaho BOISE — Citing insufficient competition, Idaho officials have abandoned their original bidding process meant to equip public school teachers with laptop computers starting this fall. Instead, the state will negotiate … 9

• Luna accuses teachers unions of lying about reform

  June 22, 2012 in City TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Public schools chief Tom Luna whipped up partisans at the GOP convention in Twin Falls, accusing teachers unions of lying about the 2011 Legislature’s education … 15

• 21 Idaho districts unilaterally set contracts for teachers

  June 21, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – At least 21 Idaho school districts are unilaterally imposing contract terms on teachers this week, after failing to reach agreement with local teachers unions – an option for … 1

• Teacher talks fail in 21 Idaho school districts

  June 20, 2012 in Idaho At least 21 Idaho school districts are unilaterally imposing contract terms on teachers this week, after failing to reach agreement with local teachers unions - an option for districts under … 14

• 32 Idaho school districts make student laptop list

  June 5, 2012 in Idaho BOISE — A mix of large and small school districts will be first in line when Idaho starts providing laptop computers for every ninth- through 12th-grader next year, according to … 4

• Eye on Boise: Idaho backs Montana’s campaign spending fight

  May 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho is one of 22 states that filed a brief in support of Montana’s fight in the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the 2010 Citizens United decision from … 1

• 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 …

• Idaho schools chief pitches budget plan, reforms

  January 26, 2012 in Idaho 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 … 1

• Huckleberries: A cage match to decide schools’ direction?

  January 8, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B9 Huckleberries knows how to settle the fight over the radical online education plan forced on Idaho’s schoolchildren by Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna and legislative accomplices last year – and …

• Task force tweaks education reform

  December 14, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – After six months of study, a statewide task force Tuesday called for buying all Idaho high school students laptops rather than tablets, phasing them in school-by-school rather than …

• Idaho to require two online classes

  November 4, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Despite mostly negative public comment, Idaho’s state Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to approve a new rule requiring every Idaho student to take two online classes to …

• Luna: Idaho near waiver from feds on education act

  October 21, 2011 in Idaho Idaho is close to receiving a waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said, but will still be required to hold the bottom … 2

• Online class costs vary by district

  October 12, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A quirk of Idaho’s new “Students Come First” school reform law means that online course providers will get far more state money for providing classes to students in … 1

• Idaho to seek waiver for No Child Left Behind law

  September 23, 2011 in Idaho, Nation/World Idaho will be among the first states to apply for a waiver from the federal government to skirt provisions of the No Child Left Behind education law, according to the … 6

• Luna to join Obama in D.C. for education address

  September 22, 2011 in City, Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna is expected to join President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday as the White House gives states guidance about how … 3

• ‘Gray areas’ cancel trip for Idaho lawmakers

  September 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho officials responsible for making sure every high school student gets a state-provided computer have canceled a trip to Microsoft offices in Redmond, Wash., after concerns were raised …

• Shawn Vestal: Teachers ignored in education reform

  August 31, 2011 in City on Page A5 If you want to “fix schools,” apparently, there’s one group of people you should ignore. Teachers. 4

• Idaho school panel OKs online classes

  August 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Despite overwhelming opposition at seven public hearings around the state, a subcommittee of Idaho’s State Board of Education voted Thursday to require this year’s incoming eighth-graders to complete …

• Montanan picked as new Idaho lands chief

  August 23, 2011 in Idaho Idaho’s state Land Board has voted unanimously to hire Tom Schultz, current administrator of trust land management for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, as Idaho’s new state …

• Idaho will pay for SAT for high school juniors

  August 18, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho high school juniors can now take the SAT for free, state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna announced Wednesday. State lawmakers in 2007 required completion of a college …

• Idaho high schoolers can take SAT at state expense

  August 17, 2011 in Idaho All Idaho high school juniors can now take the SAT for free, state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna announced today. 6

• Online education rules get hearings

  August 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s Board of Education has set seven public hearings across the state on a proposal to require high school students to take two online courses to graduate. One …

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