Kevin’s blog
Blaine votes — again — to extend superintendent’s contract
A divided school board approved a three-year extension, paying GwenCarol Holmes $173,880 per year.
West Ada trustees to revisit class fees
Tuesday’s discussion comes after a November district court ruling that declared the fees unconstitutional.
U of I study digs into state’s middling go-on rate
Why do some high school graduates go straight to college? Why do some graduates say no to college?
Video: ‘Making the Grade,’ 1.6.16
This week’s topics: the future of the SBAC, state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s legislative agenda and Idaho’s growing supplemental school levy bill.
Bedke: Pre-K push unlikely in 2016
However, lawmakers are likely to look at moving some school trustee races onto the November general election ballot.
Cafeteria worker won’t return to Pocatello district
Dalene Bowden’s dismissal prompted a firestorm of criticism on social media.
New federal law could change K-12 debate at statehouses
The unpopular No Child Left Behind federal education law is history — and that could reshape the way K-12 policy is debated in the states.
Pocatello offers to rehire cafeteria worker
The termination of Dalene Bowden over a $1.70 lunch had caused a firestorm on social media.
Eighteen districts receive lunchroom technology grants
The federal grants will help pay for computer equipment and technology upgrades for school lunchrooms.
Pocatello cafeteria worker fired over free lunch
Dalene Bowden, a worker at Pocatello’s Irving Middle School, served a $1.70 lunch to a student who didn’t pay for the meal.