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Common Core ‘conundrum’: Lawmakers acknowledge difficulties with K-12 standards
Idaho’s version of Common Core helps define the skillsets possessed by high school graduates. But it also has its issues, House Speaker Scott Bedke told patrons during a Republican caucus meeting in Rexburg Monday.
Is Bingham Academy following commission-recommended improvement opportunites?
The embattled charter school is not posting contracts and timely agendas and expense reports on its website. And it continues to reimburse a retired leader.
Teton follows low-performing status with double-digit improvements
Administrators at the middle school made changes that led to better test scores.
‘Utter contempt:’ Bonneville critics rip $2 million emergency levy
The levies are designed to help districts accommodate enrollment increases, and Bonneville has used this option for at least a decade. Statewide, districts will collect $11.5 million in emergency levies.
Bonneville postpones hiring a deputy superintendent for financial and political reasons
The decision is to replace a six-figure payout to the former superintendent and appease the community.
Annual survey shows drop in student engagement
The news surfaced during a State Board of Education meeting on Wednesday.
Middleton trustees survive recall; Lakeland, Bonneville bond issues fail
Only one bond issue passed Tuesday: a $17 million measure in East Idaho’s Sugar-Salem School District.
East Idaho educators voice support for Core Standards
East Idaho educators had a clear message for the State Board of Education Tuesday night: Leave Idaho’s version of Common Core alone.
White Pine acknowledges possible open meeting violation
“It’s unfortunate that it happened, and it wasn’t intentional,” said the school’s board chair.
White Pine Charter trustees secretly approved electioneering probe
The board chair acknowledged they may have violated Idaho’s open meeting law.