Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna is asking for a 4.7 percent hike in the public schools budget, including money to fund enrollment growth, more than $30 million in merit pay and $13 million in tech products for classrooms. If Luna gets his way, the public schools state fund appropriation will be $1.273 billion, a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘public schools’
Luna: Paying teachers is a higher priority than building up reserve funds (video)
By Dustin Hurst
January 26th, 2012
January 26th, 2012
Budget surplus ticketed to education, taxpayers
By Brad Iverson-Long
July 12th, 2011
July 12th, 2011
State budget ends with $85 million surplus, most of it going to schools
By Brad Iverson-Long
July 12th, 2011
July 12th, 2011
Local school officials concerned with state data tracking system
By Brad Iverson-Long
June 22nd, 2011
June 22nd, 2011
Education could get $56 million due to budget surplus
By Brad Iverson-Long
June 22nd, 2011
June 22nd, 2011
Shortfall in May tax revenues could affect schools
By Brad Iverson-Long
June 10th, 2011
June 10th, 2011
April tax revenues exceed expectations
By Brad Iverson-Long
May 6th, 2011
May 6th, 2011
March tax revenues above expectations, continuing trend
By Brad Iverson-Long
April 7th, 2011
April 7th, 2011
Reopening the budget could delay legislative session
By Brad Iverson-Long
April 5th, 2011
April 5th, 2011
Idaho contributes more for public education, but total budget reduced
By Brad Iverson-Long
April 5th, 2011
April 5th, 2011
