The State Board of Education is Idaho’s education policymaking body, and the Legislature has the authority to transfer positions from one agency to another, attorneys for the two entities argued in legal briefs Friday.
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The applicant, now on staff, is off to a good start, Superintendent Geoffrey Thomas said this week. But he's also well aware of the odds. The shallower the applicant pool, the greater the chance of making a bad hire.
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On Jan. 29, new state superintendent Sherri Ybarra surprised pundits — and seemed to take lawmakers aback — with a brief and sketchy budget presentation that raised more questions than it answered.
On the advice of their attorney — and at the urging of state officials, including Gov. Butch Otter — Madison School District leaders will administer the Idaho Standards Achievement Test by Smarter Balanced this spring.
State superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s legislative liaison was quick to lay the blame for the flawed $61 million Schoolnet project at the feet of former state superintendent Tom Luna.
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The state is “exploring all opportunities” to keep broadband in the state’s high schools, Administration Department Director Teresa Luna said Thursday.
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Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of profiles of major candidates for governor and superintendent of public instruction. Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff’s profile will appear early next week.
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Two days after announcing his plans to step aside at the end of his term — a move that surprised many Idaho political junkies —Tom Luna found himself right back in the fray.
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It was overshadowed by the Students Come First debate - by the marathon public hearings, packed committee meetings and Statehouse rallies centered on Tom Luna's education bills.
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The state Education Department received 10 bids for its controversial high school WiFi contract - and four bids were less expensive than the winning bid.
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As school districts and local teachers' unions try to reach contract agreements by a July 1 deadline, the law appears to give management an upper hand.
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