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BSU survey: Valley residents give K-12 system tepid marks

Forty-eight percent of survey respondents rated their local K-12 schools as good or excellent, while 37 percent of respondents rated local schools as fair or poor.

Fulcher, Malek outraise rivals in GOP congressional race

Russ Fulcher’s $100,421 haul from July to September includes a $35,000 personal loan to his campaign.

Bonneville restores music, P.E. programs

The district is using a share of a $5.8 million-a-year supplemental levy to reinstate the elementary school programs, the Idaho Falls Post Register reported.

Lake City student charged with making threats on social media

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is continuing its investigation into a series of social media posts threatening Lake City High School students.

State seeks to award $1.5 million for after-school programs

The White House wants to mothball a program now serving 7,500 Idaho students. But for now at least, the state still has enough money to cover another round of grants.

Cassia trustees seek help in superintendent’s search

The Cassia County School District hopes to have a successor to the retiring Gaylen Smyer by the end of the 2017-18 school year.

Nonini files paperwork for lieutenant governor

Sen. Bob Nonini — a Senate Education Committee member and former House Education Committee chairman — is the fifth Republican to file for lieutenant governor.

Police investigate threat against Lake City High School student

Coeur d’Alene police officers were dispatched to several schools Monday, after a suspect threatened to shoot a female student at Lake City High School.