Idaho

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Idaho
Classroom Technology Opinion Engaging Online Idaho School Gains Top Marks
When we saw that Idaho Distance Education Academy (I-DEA) had earned 5 stars--top on Idaho's school ranking system--we called director Jason Bransford to learn more. We found a story worth sharing.
Tom Vander Ark, August 9, 2013
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Ed-Tech Policy Idaho Wireless Contract Stirs Controversy
Most eligible schools in Idaho have signed on to participate in a state-wide Wi-Fi contract, despite state lawmakers' concerns about how the deal was arranged by state schools chief Tom Luna.
Sean Cavanagh, August 8, 2013
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4 min read
School Choice & Charters 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.
Katie Ash, April 1, 2013
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1 min read
School Choice & Charters 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.
Katie Ash, March 18, 2013
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2 min read
Teaching Idaho Initiative to Integrate Khan Academy Video Content
The pilot program represents the first statewide effort to use multimedia material from the online Khan Academy.
Katie Ash, March 12, 2013
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5 min read
Education 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.
Mike Bock, November 19, 2012
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1 min read
Idaho schools chief Tom Luna talks with reporters before the polls closed Nov. 6. State voters scrapped a trio of controversial education laws that he shepherded through last year.
Idaho schools chief Tom Luna talks with reporters before the polls closed Nov. 6. State voters scrapped a trio of controversial education laws that he shepherded through last year.
Matt Cilley/AP
Federal Idaho Voters Scrap 'Luna Laws'
A sweeping set of measures that included laptops for high school students and curbs on collective-bargaining are overturned by voters.
Jason Tomassini, November 13, 2012
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5 min read
Classroom Technology 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.
Katie Ash, November 7, 2012
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1 min read
Education Idaho Education Chief Defends Reforms
Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna says technology-driven reforms are not replacing teachers.
Katie Ash, May 8, 2012
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2 min read
Classroom Technology Board Approves Idaho Online Class Requirement
The state now joins Alabama, Florida, and Michigan as the only states requiring some form of online learning for graduation.
The Associated Press, November 15, 2011
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4 min read
Law & Courts Idaho Ed. Board Votes to Require Online Classes
The state board of education gave initial approval to a rule requiring high school students to take at least two credits online to graduate.
Sean Cavanagh, September 20, 2011
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2 min read
States 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.
Sean Cavanagh, September 12, 2011
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1 min read
States 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.
Sean Cavanagh, March 17, 2011
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1 min read
Idaho residents listen to public testimony at the Statehouse in Boise last month on education proposals before the state legislature. One plan would require students to take online courses.
Idaho residents listen to public testimony at the Statehouse in Boise last month on education proposals before the state legislature. One plan would require students to take online courses.
Chris Butler/Idaho Statesman/AP
College & Workforce Readiness E-Learning Requirement Could Hurt Idaho Students Without Internet
School officials say a lack of technological infrastructure could put some students at a disadvantage under proposed education reforms that would require students to take online classes to graduate.
The Associated Press, February 8, 2011
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3 min read
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