At the Inlander, Daniel Walters does a good job breaking down the three referendums targetting education reforms successfully pushed by Superintendent Tom Luna during the 2011 Legislature:
The most visible change of Luna’s reforms is represented by Proposition 3: each district will be given one laptop for every student. At least one school is used to it. Christian Housel, principal of Meridian Technical Charter near Boise, says students have had laptops since 1999. But even after 13 years, problems remain. While students aren’t allowed to take their laptops home, occasionally they still access inappropriate sites during class. Network surveillance lets teachers view what their kids are browsing, but no administrator can monitor all 200 students. “We’re talking about laptop, laptop, laptops,” Housel says. “It’s the No. 1 problem I deal with.” Complete story here. (Inlander photo)
Question: Have you decided how you're going to vote on the 3 referendums?
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
laptop for every student. At least one school is used to it. Christian Housel, principal of Meridian Technical Charter near Boise, says students have had laptops since 1999. But even after 13 years, problems remain. While students aren’t allowed to take their laptops home, occasionally they still access inappropriate sites during class. Network surveillance lets teachers view what their kids are browsing, but no administrator can monitor all 200 students. “We’re talking about laptop, laptop, laptops,” Housel says. “It’s the No. 1 problem I deal with.” Complete story here. (Inlander photo)
