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READER COMMENT: IDAHO SCHOOLS, A NEW LEGACY OF POOR FUNDING

  • Michael Ferguson opines:  Kudos to Governor Otter for his courageous embrace of his education task force’s recommendations. With an estimated price tag of approximately

TAX REVENUES SURGE IN SEPTEMBER, PUTTING STATE AHEAD FOR FISCAL YEAR

  • Betsy Russell reports:  Idaho’s state tax revenue surged nearly $16 million ahead of forecasts in September, beating the forecasted level by 6.4 percent. The

LUNA BUDGET REQUEST AMBITIOUS

  • The Press-Tribune opines:  When the Great Recession hit in 2007, Idaho lawmakers made significant cuts to state spending on public schools. But legislators promised

LUNA ASKS FOR NEARLY 6 PERCENT FUNDING INCREASE

  • The Standard Journal reports:  Idaho Superintendent of Public Schools Tom Luna is asking for a budget increase of $77 million next year to help

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WANTED: QUALITY EDUCATION REQUIRED

  • Wayne Hammon opines:  A strong construction industry fuels a healthy economy, providing high-paying jobs and promising career options for young people. Well-paid workers spend

LUNA CALLS FOR 5.9 PERCENT BUDGET INCREASE

  • The Press Tribune reports:  Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna today called for a $77 million increase in public school funding in 2014-15 –

LUNA SEEKING INCREASE IN EDUCATION BUDGET

  • East Idaho News reports:  As next year’s election looms, State Superintendent Tom Luna is pushing for more education funding. On Tuesday, Luna unveiled a

LUNA STICKS CLOSE TO EDUCATION TASK FORCE'S PROPOSAL IN NEWEST BUDGET

  • Bill Roberts reports:  State schools chief Tom Luna stuck close to the education reform road map laid out by a statewide task force as

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IMPACTS IDAHO AGENCIES

  • Rocky Barker reports:  Because of the federal government shutdown, all of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Idaho offices will be unable to provide support

COMMON CORE, GUNS ADDRESSED IN EDUCATION MEETING

  • Julie Wootton reports: Budgets, legislative ideas and proposed changes to a rule about gun-free schools were among items addressed yesterday by the Idaho Board

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