Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation killed in an Idaho House committee today aimed to require private education companies receiving state tax dollars to detail their expenditures in yearly reports. Democratic Rep. Brian Cronin's measure followed last year's approval of reforms that require every high school student to take online classes. Idaho plans to provide schools with a list of online course providers approved and contracted by the state. In a hearing Wednesday, Cronin cited concerns raised by opponents that the reforms will shift state taxpayer money to for-profit, out-of-state companies tapped to provide online curriculum. Cronin's bill included for-profit and not-for-profit companies. But Republicans on the House Education Committee ditched the legislation amid concerns it was too broad and would have unintended consequences, such as requiring districts to collect information from textbook manufacturers and other companies.

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