IEA HOTLINE Podcast Mike Journee

The Idaho Legislature adjourned last week and the results for public education and IEA members were nothing short of monumental. 

Historic pay raises for both certified educators and education support professionals and the defeat seven voucher bills proved the influence of IEA members is real and important for education policy in Idaho.
In our final HOTLINE Podcast of the year, IEA’s Political Director Chris Parri and Associate Executive Director Matt Compton offer analysis of the session’s results and next steps for education policy in Idaho. 
 

This episode’s topic is Week 10 of the 2023 legislative session. With adjournment likely next week, lawmakers are done with committee hearings and working through a long roster of legislation so they can go home. The Idaho Legislature is winding down its business for 2023 and, absent any last-minute surprises, this session’s outcomes for students, educators and public education promise to be historic. Those bills include pay raises for significant pay raises for educators — IEA members’ top priority for this year — and tellingly do not include any voucher bills. 
Joining today’s conversation are IEA Political Director Chris Parri,  IEA Associate Executive Director Matt Compton and  IEA Executive Director Paul Stark

In this episode of the HOTLINE Podcast, our panel discusses Week 7 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session, including the defeat of extreme voucher and maneuvering around other voucher bills, failed attempts to police and censor libraries and other action around education policy.
Joining today’s conversation are:
IEA’s Political Director Chris ParriIEA Associate Executive Director Matt Compton

In this episode of Idaho Education Association's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Week 6 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. Our panel's discussion centers on:
The real fiscal impact of the session’s first voucher billA bill requiring school districts to provide separate bathrooms and locker rooms based on students’ gender at birthA legislative committee’s rejection of expanded protections from abuse for school employeesA popular parent’s rights bill, March 14’s bond and levy elections and the emergence of budget legislation.Joining today’s conversation are:
IEA President Layne McInellyIEA’s Associate Executive Director Matt ComptonIEA Executive Director Paul Stark

In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Week 5 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. Our panel's analysis centers on the advancement of the session’s first voucher bill earlier in the week, the outlook for Gov. Brad Little’s proposals on educator pay, attempts politicize traditionally non-partisan institutions in the state and a renewed effort to censor libraries. 
Joining  today’s conversation are:
IEA’s Political Director Chris ParriIEA Executive Director Paul Stark

In this episode of IEA's HOTLINE Podcast, we discuss Week 4 of the Idaho Legislature’s 2023 session. Our discussion centers around bond and levy elections on March 14 and proposed legislation to limit school district opportunities to put such measures before voters (House Bill 58). We also discuss legislation (House Bill 114) expanding protections for educators from physical violence —  a problem educators face all to often — and IEA's coming testimony on Tuesday against the session's first voucher bill (Senate Bill 1038). We also discuss IEA Local Lobby Days, which last Monday included members from Vallivue Education Association and Caldwell Education Association.
 Joining the conversation are:
IEA’s Political Director Chris ParriIEA Executive Director Paul Stark