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Luna accepts reform rejection
BOISE – A subdued Tom Luna, Idaho state superintendent of schools, pledged Monday to work with all sides to bring back only the pieces of his voter-rejected “Students Come First” reforms on which broad agreement can be achieved. “I think it’s critical that we work together,” Luna said in his first public comments since last Tuesday’s election. Asked about the role of the Idaho Education Association, the state’s teachers union, Luna said, “We’ll sit down and meet with them.”
Luna pledges collaboration, opponents skeptical
Luna pledges collaboration, opponents skeptical
Subdued Luna pledges collaboration on school reform
A somewhat subdued Tom Luna, Idaho state superintendent of schools, pledged today to work with stakeholders to bring back only the pieces of his voter-rejected “Students Come First” school reform laws on which all sides can agree. “I think it’s critical that we work together,” Luna said in his first public comments since last Tuesday’s election.
Luna pledges to work with all sides on ‘less comprehensive’ school reform
Luna pledges to work with all sides on ‘less comprehensive’ school reform
AG’s opinion: Teachers to get bonuses for last year as scheduled
AG’s opinion: Teachers to get bonuses for last year as scheduled
Eye on Boise: Lawmaker wants teacher bonus option
BOISE – Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d’Alene, says he doesn’t want teachers to lose the $38.8 million in performance-pay bonuses that the state is scheduled to send out to school districts on Nov. 15 – he just wants it distributed differently than the voter-rejected Students Come First laws required. “I would like to see it go to the base, and let the teachers negotiate with their local school boards for it,” Hammond said. “Because I think it’s disingenuous … giving merit pay to people that don’t deserve it. I don’t want to do that to teachers.”
Hammond: Let school districts decide how to distribute merit-pay bonus money
Hammond: Let school districts decide how to distribute merit-pay bonus money
How does repeal of school measures affect $38.8M in bonuses? Answer still in works…
How does repeal of school measures affect $38.8M in bonuses? Answer still in works…
Otter says he, Luna ready to talk about fixing education
BOISE – After Idaho voters decisively rejected the Students Come First school reform laws on Tuesday, leaders on both sides were calling Wednesday for a new start on education reform. Mike Lanza, a Boise father of two who chaired the successful referendum campaign, said, “We want to sit down with our elected leaders – and that includes Superintendent (Tom) Luna – and begin the hard work that is required to forge real education reform.”
Idaho school reform combatants on both sides call for new start
Idaho school reform combatants on both sides call for new start
Idaho school reform foes call for new start
After Idaho voters decisively rejected the “Students Come First” school reform laws on Tuesday, leaders on both sides were calling Wednesday for a new start on education reforms in Idaho, with all the stakeholders at the table.
Otter: ‘We’re prepared to sit down and find a path forward with all the stakeholders’
Otter: ‘We’re prepared to sit down and find a path forward with all the stakeholders’
Contract: No cost to state now that Prop 3 voted down
Contract: No cost to state now that Prop 3 voted down
Otter on school reform: ‘The public conversation isn’t over, it’s only begun’
Otter on school reform: ‘The public conversation isn’t over, it’s only begun’
‘We want to sit down with our elected leaders, and that includes Supt. Luna’
‘We want to sit down with our elected leaders, and that includes Supt. Luna’
IEA chief: ‘Together we can be a model of reform for the nation’
IEA chief: ‘Together we can be a model of reform for the nation’
Luna: ‘I do not believe any Idahoan wants to go back to system we had 2 years ago’
Luna: ‘I do not believe any Idahoan wants to go back to system we had 2 years ago’
All three school reform measures fail
All three school reform measures fail
Idaho voters push back on school reform issues
BOISE – Idaho’s dominant Republican establishment appeared headed for a rare rebuke from voters Tuesday, as school reform measures pushed hard by state schools Superintendent Tom Luna and GOP Gov. Butch Otter trailed at the polls throughout the night. The three measures, Propositions 1, 2 and 3, became the hottest election issue in Idaho this year, eclipsing even the presidential race – which was a foregone conclusion for Idaho’s four electoral votes in the heavily GOP state that strongly favored Mitt Romney.
Voters appear to be rejecting school reform referendum measures
Voters appear to be rejecting school reform referendum measures