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Ybarra won’t face fine over late sunshine report
The state superintendent could have faced a $50-a-day fine, but Secretary of State Lawerence Denney, a fellow Republican, decided to waive the penalty.
ISU seeks to expand on-campus dual-credit offerings
ISU launched the dual-credit program in the fall of 2017, opening classes to 12 high school students. By the spring of 2018, 32 students took part.
Party platforms differ on pre-K funding
During their conventions last weekend, the parties also approved wording on tuition-free college and the Idaho Standards Achievement Test.
Durst files for Boise school board seat
Durst served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010, and in the Senate from 2012 to 2013.
Two perspectives on the Hispanic college graduation gap
Only 12.7 percent of Idaho’s Hispanic adults hold a two- or four-year college degree, the lowest rate in the nation.
Idaho ranks dead last for access to pre-K
Only 32 percent of Idaho’s preschoolers have access to early education. Nationally, that number is 48 percent.
Wilson labels Ybarra a ‘no-show superintendent’
Democratic challenger Cindy Wilson stepped up her criticisms of GOP incumbent Sherri Ybarra Monday, focusing on a missed vote at last week’s State Board of Education meeting.
ISU will cut tuition costs for American Indian students
Under the pilot plan, American Indian students will be able to attend classes for $60 per credit — about an 80 percent discount.
In Boise, it’s school trustee election season
Candidates must file paperwork by June 29. Three six-year School Board seats will be up for grabs on Sept. 4.
Study sheds new light on Idaho’s grim Hispanic graduation rate
Only 12.7 percent of Idaho’s Hispanic adults hold a college degree — the lowest percentage in the nation.