Tag Archives: Wendy Jaquet
College of Western Idaho will benefit extra from new budget plan
On Friday, members of the Idaho House of Representatives set the budget for the state’s community colleges and the College of Western Idaho (CWI) in Nampa will see extra money next year to deal with massive student growth. On a … Continue reading
JFAC sets forth $22 million for state worker pay hikes next year
After lengthy debate Friday, members of the budget setting committee approved giving state workers a 2 percent pay hike next year. That’s less than the 3 percent than Gov. Butch Otter proposed in his budget, but the measure approved by … Continue reading
Budget committee approves money for election information and indigent care
Before setting next year’s budget, members of the Joint Finance-Appropriation Committee (JFAC) spent Wednesday taking care of this year’s outstanding bills. The committee approved more money for indigent health care, a voter information campaign and child welfare, among other things. … Continue reading
First ed task force meeting could cost $11,300 or more
A 39-member task force assigned to determine how Idaho will implement technology reforms in classrooms across the state is set to meet for the first time next week and, according to projections by the Idaho Department of Education, the event … Continue reading
Luna’s tech task force includes both backers and opponents of his reforms
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna announced the 38 people who will serve with him on a task force study technology in Idaho’s schools. Some but not all the members of the task force backed his reform package that … Continue reading
Legislators boast of fiscal restraint, education reform in 2011
Legislature 2011: On this side of the aisle are those who point to education reform and balancing the budget as no small measures of success for the session. On the other side of the aisle is the sentiment that this … Continue reading
House approves removal of cap on charter school creation, Senate doesn’t hear it
Members of the Idaho House have approved a measure that would allow unlimited creation of charter schools in the Gem State after killing an identical measure Wednesday through a procedural maneuver. The measure is dead for the year, however, because … Continue reading