Idaho EdNews Staff

State board executive director resigns

Mike Rush has accepted a similar position with the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Ed News wins eight Press Club awards

IdahoEdNews.org earned “Website General Excellence” for the second year in a row.

Statehouse roundup, 4.1.15: Senate races through school budgets

The 7.4 percent K-12 budget increase passed, with little debate, in a series of 35-0 votes.

Statehouse roundup, 3.26.15: Career ladder, salamanders, bullying and more

‘This is where we need to go,” said Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer, moments before the Senate passed the $125.5 million career ladder bill Thursday.

Legislative roundup, 3.16.15: Parental rights, knives and more

Catch up on the latest news involving professional-technical education and proposed tweaks to the 97 percent enrollment protection school funding formula.

Legislative roundup, 3.12.15

Get caught up in all the latest Statehouse news.

Legislative roundup, 3.9.2015: labor law, tax credits, civics, etc.

House Ed takes up pair of two-year-old labor bills that were set to expire this summer.

Legislative roundup, 3.3.2015: Big day looms on teacher pay issues

Catch up on the latest Statehouse news involving labor negotiations, advanced opportunities and the career ladder.

New charters, award winners and other news

Read about the launch of a new charter school organization, student and teacher award winners and an upcoming fundraiser for books.

Legislative roundup, 3.2.2015: Common Core survives a challenge

Catch up on all the day’s education-related news — starting with a failed attempt to sidetrack the Idaho Core Standards.