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Study: Idaho graduation rate lags well below national average
The study tracks more than 2.2 million students who entered college in the fall of 2011. Idaho’s numbers are consistently bleak.
Coberly: Scholarship bill is ill-conceived and divisive
“We are worried that this issue will provide the spark for another fracture in Idaho’s education system,” Boise school Superintendent Don Coberly wrote Monday.
Second Democrat plans to run for state superintendent
She’s a government teacher at Boise’s Capital High School, served on Gov. Butch Otter’s K-12 task force and now sits on the state’s Board of Correction.
Boise Democrat files to run for state superintendent
Allen Humble, a retiree who worked in hospital management, is the first Democrat to file paperwork in the state superintendent’s race.
College Application Week produces a paperwork push
“We are clearly generating more interest among high school seniors in thinking about college, but we have more work to do to ensure they actually enroll and graduate,” said Matt Freeman of the State Board of Education.
Little’s education plan: a breakdown
Lt. Gov. Brad Little’s three-page education plan unveils a few new wrinkles, sidesteps a couple of touchy topics — and works in a few digs at his political opposition.
Huckleberry pie rhubarb? Despite grumbling, committee serves up dessert bill
A fourth-grade class wants the huckleberry pie designated the state’s dessert. But some lawmakers have no appetite for the idea.
Trump budget II: More proposed cuts, more money for school choice
“The president’s budget request expands education freedom for America’s families while protecting our nation’s most vulnerable students,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said. But the proposal puts two popular programs on the chopping block.
Nampa lawmaker proposes new bill to limit electioneering
The Republican representative does not want public dollars spent politicking for or against ballot measures. This time around, the Idaho School Boards Association supports his bill.
AP: New PAC raises $261,000 ahead of Republican primary
Donors to the fledgling Idaho First PAC include the father of gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist, and the board chairman of the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation, the Associated Press reported Thursday.