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IDemo

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1. No cable here, so no Ed
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:20 PM
May 2012

But the Rmoney campaign announced today that Idaho School Superintendent Tom Luna would be an education policy adviser. There's nobody more in favor of profiting from education:

Tom Luna's education reform plan was a long time in the making

In October 2009, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna held a re-election fundraiser in the Capitol Hill offices of Dutko Worldwide, one of America’s top lobbying firms.

Sponsors included two leading voices in the Republican education re-form movement: former U.S. Education secretaries William Bennett and Rod Paige.

The event marked an important moment in Luna’s re-election bid, as he won support from education technology companies interested in changing state policy to boost their business.

If Luna’s “Students Come First” proposal passes the Legislature, online education will be mandated in Idaho and a laptop will be available to every high school student. That means 115 school districts, with 82,000 high school students, will be in the market for computers, software and online courses.

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