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State releases a few more details about $180 million laptop contract

State releases a few more details about $180 million laptop contract

VanderSloot launches pro-school-reform TV ads showing Romney criticizing teachers union

VanderSloot launches pro-school-reform TV ads showing Romney criticizing teachers union

Arithmetic and the $180 million contract…

Arithmetic and the $180 million contract…

Popkey: ‘Don’t mess with Big Ben’

Popkey: ‘Don’t mess with Big Ben’

HP wins Idaho laptop contract

BOISE – Two weeks before the November election, in which Idaho voters could cancel the whole program, the state of Idaho on Tuesday signed a $180 million, eight-year contract with Hewlett-Packard Co. to supply laptop computers to every Idaho high school student. Von Hansen, vice president and general manager at HP Boise, who joined dignitaries including Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and state schools Superintendent Tom Luna at the HP plant in Boise to announce the contract, said, “We’re proud to open this new chapter in our relationship with the state. … This is a great honor for HP.”

Luna on laptops: ‘This train has left the station’

Luna on laptops: ‘This train has left the station’

Idaho awards $180M school laptop contract to H-P

Two weeks before the November election, in which Idaho voters could cancel the whole program, the state of Idaho today signed a $180 million, eight-year contract with Hewlett-Packard to supply laptop computers to every Idaho high school student.

H-P’s partners in the contract…

H-P’s partners in the contract…

Contract to total $180 million over 8 years

Contract to total $180 million over 8 years

HP official: ‘We’re proud to open this new chapter in our relationship with the state’

HP official: ‘We’re proud to open this new chapter in our relationship with the state’

Luna: ‘Schools are excited about these’

Luna: ‘Schools are excited about these’

Otter: A ‘big day’ with Idaho company successful bidder for laptop contract

Otter: A ‘big day’ with Idaho company successful bidder for laptop contract

Otter, Luna, HP officials gather at HP to announce ‘major partnership’ on laptop contract

Otter, Luna, HP officials gather at HP to announce ‘major partnership’ on laptop contract

Ysursa goes to court to force disclosure of secret donors

Ysursa goes to court to force disclosure of secret donors

Ysursa: Group welcome to campaign - just needs to disclose donors

Ysursa: Group welcome to campaign - just needs to disclose donors

Idaho sues to force disclosure of secret donations

Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa went to court Monday, seeking a court order to make a defiant secret-donations group reveal the source of more than $200,000 spent on statewide campaign commercials backing three controversial school-reform measures.

State to secret-donors group: You must disclose donors, so must IEA, NEA

State to secret-donors group: You must disclose donors, so must IEA, NEA

Defiant secret-donations group to restart its pro-Props 1,2,3 campaign

Defiant secret-donations group to restart its pro-Props 1,2,3 campaign

Attorney for secretive pro-school reform group maintains it doesn’t have to disclose donors

Attorney for secretive pro-school reform group maintains it doesn’t have to disclose donors

Ad Watch: Latest anti-school reform ad charges measure treats kids like ‘widgets’

Ad Watch: Latest anti-school reform ad charges measure treats kids like ‘widgets’