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Speaking to school administrators Wednesday, the State Board of Education president blasted Idahoans who are pushing an anti-public education agenda — and critics who say Idaho legislators are failing to fund the state’s schools.

Boise attorney Tom Arkoosh will face former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, the Republican nominee in the attorney general’s race.

Brian Kane, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s longtime point man, has been hired as executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General.

Zach Borah appeared to be aligned with four other candidates who dropped out of the race over the weekend.

The news of the record-smashing surplus was no surprise. And it sets up the 2023 Legislature’s debate over education spending, tax cuts and other budget wish-list items.

Teacher salaries in the district will increase by 3.25%.

At Taylor’s Crossing Public Charter School in Idaho Falls, more than 95% of kindergarten through third-grade students scored at grade level this spring, according to a state report.

Branden Durst will work for the Idaho Family Policy Center, a nonprofit that describes itself as “the premier conservative Christian policy research and educational organization in the state.”

Boise’s candidate filing period closes at 5 p.m. Friday. The election will be held on Sept. 6.