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Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Common Core author offers inside look
Ohio State’s Bradford Findell said new standards are designed to test students key understanding of subjects and push them to develop reasoning skills and discuss how they arrived at an answer.
Summer assignment: Prep for Common Core
From Nampa, here’s a look at the obstacles, and expectations.
Superintendents quiz Tom Luna
What did district superintendents want to ask the state superintendent?
Mom becomes activist to oppose Idaho Core
Stephanie Zimmerman takes on Idaho’s political, education establishments.
Analysis: Otter’s cautionary budget tone
‘Don’t get the idea that we’re flush,’ said Otter Thursday, as 2012-13 tax collections came in $92.3 million ahead of projections.
Nampa’s newbies settle in to face challenges
For newly elected Nampa school trustees Mike Fuller and Brian McGourty, the job starts with digging the district out of a financial crisis. But the work doesn’t end there.
Nampa teachers bring retention to forefront
With teacher turnover rates projected at 18 to 20 percent, about 100 Nampa teachers and community members rallied and crammed into Tuesday night’s School Board meeting. Labor negotiations are scheduled to resume next week.
Paul school seeks Plan B for iPad funding
The rural elementary school — a laboratory in the debate over deploying technology in the classroom — did not make the cut for a share of $3 million in state technology grants.
Eleven schools share $3 million tech grants
The grant recipients, announced Monday, were chosen from a field of 81 applicants. “It was very, very competitive,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said Monday.
Analysis: Meridian’s budget ‘storm’ isn’t unique
The state’s largest school district faces a potential budget crunch in 2014-15. But the root causes of this crisis can be seen in school districts across Idaho.