Idaho Charters Receive Facilities Funding from State
Lawmakers in Idaho have passed a bill that will provide facilities funding for charter schools in the state. Read Full Post >
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April 01, 2013
March 18, 2013
Charter Expansions and Voucher Initiatives Face Votes in State Legislatures
A variety of bills regarding the expansion of charter schools and tax-credit scholarship programs are moving through state legislatures. Read Full Post >
November 19, 2012
Idaho Board Follows Voters in Rejecting Laptop Initiative
The decision comes two weeks after the school reform measure was nixed by voters on Election Day. Read Full Post >
November 07, 2012
Laptop and Online Class Laws Repealed in Idaho
Voters in Idaho repealed a set of education laws that would have established a statewide 1-to-1 laptop program for high schoolers and required online classes for graduation. Read Full Post >
November 07, 2012
Idaho Voters Repeal Online Learning, Performance-Pay Measures
Sweeping education changes passed by the state legislature are voted down overwhelmingly. Read Full Post >
November 06, 2012
Fate of Idaho Education Ballot Measures Uncertain
In Idaho, voters are deciding whether to uphold a suite of controversial and far-reaching measures passed by the state legislature last year. Read Full Post >
May 08, 2012
Idaho Education Chief Defends Reforms
Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna says technology-driven reforms are not replacing teachers. Read Full Post >
September 12, 2011
Landmark Online-Class Mandate On the Move in Idaho
Idaho's state board of education has tentatively approved a measure to require students to take two online courses before graduating, though it still faces major hurdles. Read Full Post >
March 17, 2011
Two Idaho Education Bills Become Law, and a Third Awaits
Two pieces of legislation, which collectively would phase out tenure for teachers and create a merit pay system for teachers and administrators, are signed into law by Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter. Read Full Post >
March 08, 2010
Idaho Eyes Incentives for Gifted to Graduate Early
Gifted high school students in Idaho could receive scholarships to attend college early, in a proposed law that has recently passed the state's House of Representatives and awaits approval by the state Senate, the Associated Press reported. The law would allow students to graduate from high school ... Read Full Post >
