I attended Idaho public schools. So did my four children. So did my wife, Miss Lori – an educator who also attended …
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Idaho politics: GOP rips laptop ‘unfunded mandate’ ad Posted @ 9:44 pm by Idaho for Education
The campaign over the Students Come First education overhaul is heating up — centered on the controversial plan to purchase laptop computers for students and faculty. Opponents have intentionally misled Idahoans with a radio ad that calls a school laptop purchase an “unfunded mandate,” according to the Idaho Republican Party. “If the teachers’ union is willing to delude the truth about the funding of these bills, then we have to question their motives and whether they really have the interest of our youth at heart,” state GOP chairman Barry Peterson said in a news release late this afternoon. News & UpdatesOut of State Labor Continues Attempt to Crush Idaho Children’s Dreams Less than 2% of ‘NO’ campaign money comes from Idahoans Boise, … Learn The FactsShall the legislation limiting negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ending the practice of issuing renewable contracts be approved? … Shall the legislation providing teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership be approved? Voting yes … Learn About The Bills |