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VanOrden, Young clash on education issues
The GOP candidates differed in their picks for Idaho’s next governor, k-12 funding and sex ed.
Rockland hires superintendent
Driggs Elementary School principal Greg Larson will fill the position on July 1, the district posted on its website Wednesday.
Wilson kicks off campaign in Preston
Democrat Cindy Wilson, vying to be Idaho’s next public schools chief, made an early campaign stop in her rural hometown. “My family homesteaded here in 1878,” she said.
Shelley High accidentally shared private student information
The slip — over email — violates state law and could bring a sizeable fine.
Governor candidates link economic success to education
Four major-party candidates vying for Idaho’s governorship gathered for an economic forum in Blackfoot Thursday.
Sugar-Salem self-corrects superintendent hire after complaint
Idaho Education News alleged the district violated Idaho’s open meeting laws. While the prosecuting attorney investigated the claim, the board “self-cured” its actions.
Bonneville mulls elementary boundary changes
The proposed changes stem from overcrowding at some elementary schools, and financial concerns of overstaffing teachers at another.
Town torn over viral ‘feeding of biological specimens’
The story has snagged national headlines, prompted a statement from PETA and caught the ire of concerned citizens from across the country.
Voters approve new middle school in Bonneville. Now what?
It’s still unclear if growth will cancel out a tax hike; officials hope to break ground a year from now.
Bonneville fields questions on $35.3 million bond measure
Superintendent Chuck Shackett: “I think we can continue to build without (increasing the levy rate).”