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Give students a first leg up into the world of work
Although Idaho’s economy is gradually improving, Idaho still has a higher unemployment rate than the national average, and teens and young adults have been hit particularly hard. (The jobless rate for...
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Classroom grants help new educators
The Idaho Education Association congratulates the April 2012 winners of the Cold Hard Cash drawing. They are: Nicole Billiard - Wendell Education Association Lisa Marie Lopez - Bruneau/Grandview...
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2012 Idaho Legislature in review
The 2012 Idaho Legislature wrapped up on Thursday, March 29, but the reviews are still coming in. Here are some interesting links to analysis about the session's impact, lawmakers' unfinished...
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Idaho educators gather in Boise
More than 400 Idaho educators will be in Boise April 20-21 for the annual Idaho Education Association Delegate Assembly. In March, the IEA marked its 120th anniversary of working on behalf of Idaho...
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Lenz: Teachers are part of America’s backbone
The following are remarks prepared for delivery by 2012 Idaho Teacher of the Year, who addressed her fellow Idaho Education Association members today at the IEA's 120th Delegate Assembly in Boise. Good...
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Cyr: Educators must take back ‘reform’
The following are prepared remarks as delivered by Idaho Education Association President Penni Cyr today to the IEA's 120th Delegate Assembly in Boise. Thank you. Thank you! What a wonderful...
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Lawmaker: Idaho must value education - and educators
The following are the prepared remarks from Rep. Brian Cronin (D-Boise), who addressed the Idaho Education Association Delegate Assembly on April 21, 2012. Rep. Cronin, who will not seek re-election to...
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IEA honors Maria Greeley as 2012 Friend of Education
For her work building community coalitions to stand for strong Idaho schools, Maria Greeley won the Idaho Education Association’s 2012 Friend of Education Award. But Greeley chose to turn the tables...
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Educators raise funds for kids, urge NO votes in November
A celebration of the past and rallying calls toward the future marked the Idaho Education Association’s Delegate Assembly April 20-21 at the Boise Centre on the Grove. About 450 educators representing...
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Schools drive Idaho’s economy
In nearly half of Idaho’s 44 counties, the local school district is the top employer in the county. In Canyon County, three school districts (Nampa, Vallivue, and Caldwell) dominate the county’s Top 5...
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