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Ysursa: ‘We do think this will send a message’

Ysursa: ‘We do think this will send a message’

EVI leaders: ‘We are proud of our donors’

EVI leaders: ‘We are proud of our donors’

Albertson Foundation: ‘It wasn’t us’

Albertson Foundation: ‘It wasn’t us’

New York mayor’s office doesn’t know why Bloomberg gave, and they’re ‘wall to wall’ with storm

New York mayor’s office doesn’t know why Bloomberg gave, and they’re ‘wall to wall’ with storm

Link to the full reports…

Link to the full reports…

NY mayor among secret donors to Idaho school campaign

A secretive campaign group that claimed to be providing Idaho parents a voice in the state’s school reform referendum fight actually was bankrolled in large part by an Idaho grocery heir and by the billionaire mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg.

Mayor of New York among big givers to Idaho secret-donors school reform campaign

Mayor of New York among big givers to Idaho secret-donors school reform campaign

Awaiting the big reveal…

Awaiting the big reveal…

Former Idaho official would play key role under laptop contract

A former Idaho state official now with Education Networks of America would play a key role under the state’s $182 million, eight-year contract for laptop computers for high school students.

Campaign finance reports show VanderSloot, union up ante in ed overhaul fight

Campaign finance reports show VanderSloot, union up ante in ed overhaul fight

Former state official would play key role under laptop contract

Former state official would play key role under laptop contract

Expert on laptop contract: ‘A really complex deal’

Expert on laptop contract: ‘A really complex deal’

Idaho liable for damaged, lost laptops under contract

BOISE – Idaho’s newly inked $182 million, eight-year contract with Hewlett-Packard Co. for laptop computers for its high school students contains a surprising feature – the state won’t actually own the computers, and if they’re lost, damaged or stolen, it’ll have to pay HP for them. The contract price is $292.77 per year per laptop, with each unit on a four-year replacement schedule. Over the four years, the state would pay $1,171 per unit.

$182M laptop contract is just for rental, not purchase

$182M laptop contract is just for rental, not purchase

Idaho’s $182M laptop contract just for rental, not purchase

Idaho’s newly inked $182 million, eight-year contract with Hewlett-Packard Co. for laptop computers for its high school students contains a surprising feature: The state won’t actually own the computers, and if they’re lost, damaged or stolen, it’ll have to pay H-P for them.

Secret-donations group apparently giving in, will disclose donors tomorrow

Secret-donations group apparently giving in, will disclose donors tomorrow

Contract: State must pay if laptops are damaged, lost or stolen

Contract: State must pay if laptops are damaged, lost or stolen

What the contract says…

What the contract says…

The $180 million-plus laptop contract…

The $180 million-plus laptop contract…

The ‘selective enforcement’ argument…

The ‘selective enforcement’ argument…