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Video: ‘Making the Grade,’ 2.10.16
This week’s topic: a host of possible changes to school trustee elections.
Plan B? West Ada accepts trustee applications
Four of the district’s five trustees face possible recall elections in May.
Bill would close recall election loophole
Sen. Mary Souza also wants all school board candidates to submit campaign finance reports — regardless of the size of their school district.
Recall campaigns: a Sunshine Law loophole
There’s no way to know how much money — if any — is behind a school board recall election. And here’s why.
Recall roundup, from Blaine County to West Ada
One trustee recall election is in the works in Blaine County. Meanwhile, two West Ada trustees are seeking to block a recall election.
Will the K-12 funding formula group revisit tax issues too?
The financial needs of schools have changed considerably since 1994. So too has the funding picture.
Video: ‘Making the Grade,’ 2.4.16
This week’s topic: the complex job of rewriting Idaho’s school funding formula.
Otter uses bully pulpit to press case for budget
Otter’s guest opinion comes as the House considers a bill to cut taxes — and as lawmakers question the governor’s education budget requests.
Petitions turned in for West Ada recalls
The elections could take place on May 17.
Final five: The number of states without pre-K drops, again
Idaho is one of only five states without a pre-K program —