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School boards push for reforms

BOISE – Idaho school boards plan to press for laws that revive controversial school reforms that voters rejected in November. Among the provisions sought by the Idaho School Boards Association: allowing districts to impose contract terms unilaterally on local teachers unions if agreements aren’t reached by a firm deadline.

Idaho lawmakers urged to revisit voter-rejected anti-union laws

Idaho voters rejected a rollback in teachers’ collective bargaining rights in the November election, but the state’s school boards association is gearing up to try to put some of the same provisions right back into Idaho’s laws.

Otter cites poll showing support for portions of Props 1, 2, 3

BOISE – Leaders of the campaign to defeat Idaho’s controversial school reform laws are warning against bringing back pieces of the voter-rejected laws in Idaho’s upcoming legislative session. In a speech last week, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said he’d recently seen a statewide poll that convinced him voters actually want some parts of the failed measures.

Foes warn against reviving Idaho school reform laws

Leaders of the campaign to defeat Idaho’s controversial “Students Come First” school reform laws are warning against bringing back pieces of the voter-rejected laws in Idaho’s upcoming legislative session, though some lawmakers - and Gov. Butch Otter - are talking about a return of “parts and pieces” of the voter-rejected laws.

Idaho ed board repeals online class obligation

BOISE – It was Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna himself who proposed Monday that the state Board of Education repeal the rule requiring that every Idaho student take at least two online classes to graduate from high school. Earlier this month, voters rejected Luna’s tech-heavy “Students Come First” school reform laws.

Idaho repeals online graduation requirement

It was Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna himself who made the motion at the state Board of Education this morning to repeal the rule requiring that every Idaho high school student take at least two online classes to graduate from high school, now that voters have rejected his tech-heavy “Students Come First” school reform laws.

Idaho Board of Education examining how to proceed

BOISE – Nearly two weeks after Idaho voters turned aside the state’s controversial Students Come First education reforms, the Board of Education on Monday will decide whether to modify or throw out a rule requiring all students take at least two online courses to graduate from high school. If the board does away with that requirement, it would contradict repeated claims made by state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna, the author of the rejected laws, during the campaign. Luna said the online graduation requirement wouldn’t go away even if voters rejected Proposition 3 because it was in a state board rule. Voters rejected the measure by a two-thirds margin.

Idaho Ed Board sets special meeting to repeal online grad requirement

The Idaho State Board of Education has set a special meeting for Monday, at which it could decide to repeal a rule requiring all Idaho students to take at least two online courses to graduate from high school, now that the “Students Come First” law that directed the board to make the rule has been repealed by voters.

From Benny’s Penny To Luna Laws

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