The bare knuckles are out as Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, Gov. Butch Otter and their allies in the Legislature press for quick passage of Senate Bill 1184, which attempts to revive the dead K-12 technology mandate bill, S.B. 1113. Senate Education Committee Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, led weeks of negotiations to craft a bill "son of SB 1113" that could pass the Senate. The new measure was was introduced Friday. In a email late Friday, Idaho School Boards Association Executive Director Karen Karen Echeverria tells trustees "consequences" of defeating the bill could include forced consolidation of Idaho's 115 schools districts, lost funding for math and science and additional cuts for the state-run Idaho Digital Learning Academy/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Is this an idle threat?