95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's Best Country » reform http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Sat, 18 May 2013 06:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Teachers Will Still Get Merit Pay http://kezj.com/teachers-will-still-get-merit-pay/ http://kezj.com/teachers-will-still-get-merit-pay/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:06:41 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=108750 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho teachers will still get about $38 million in merit-pay bonuses this year, despite voters' rejection of public schools chief Tom Luna's education overhaul. The Idaho attorney general says the failure at the polls shouldn't affect the payout

]]> http://kezj.com/teachers-will-still-get-merit-pay/feed/ 0 flickr.com, Gov. Otter Not Discouraged Over Election Results http://kezj.com/gov-otter-not-discouraged-over-election-results/ http://kezj.com/gov-otter-not-discouraged-over-election-results/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:59:37 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=107780 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he's not discouraged by Tuesday's defeat of Idaho's education overhaul because it's how the system works. Two-thirds of voters panned Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna's plan to spend $180 million to lease laptops for high school students and create online-class mandates

]]> http://kezj.com/gov-otter-not-discouraged-over-election-results/feed/ 0 Associated Press Twin Falls High School Lockdown [Audio] http://kezj.com/twin-falls-high-school-lockdown-audio/ http://kezj.com/twin-falls-high-school-lockdown-audio/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:34:58 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=4584 Yesterday, I saw a multitude of posts following the walkout at Canyon Ridge and many during the Twin Falls High lockdown.  This morning we asked you what you thought.  Hit the jump for audio from this mornings show.

]]> http://kezj.com/twin-falls-high-school-lockdown-audio/feed/ 0 Children Walk Out to Protest Education Reform [Audio] http://kezj.com/children-walk-out-to-protest-education-reform-audio/ http://kezj.com/children-walk-out-to-protest-education-reform-audio/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:35:29 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=4499 I was watching the news and spotted the story today about the children in Meridian and Nampa walking out  in protest of education reform.

I’m a parent. I couldn’t help but think about how I would react if I saw one of my children ditching school to protest.

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