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Geddes named to head Administration Department
The former state senator will head the agency at the heart of the Idaho Education Network broadband project fiasco.
Winder tries to get out the vote … for something
In an email, the state senator urges supporters to approve a bond issue — that passed two months ago.
Who’s on the Legislature’s broadband committee?
The 10-person panel is heavy with budget expertise — with five members serving on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
IEA involved in Gooding trustee races
Union representatives met with three challengers in Gooding’s crowded board elections, the Twin Falls Times-News reported Friday.
Ten Idaho schools earn U.S. News and World Report ‘medals’
Idaho’s top-ranked high school: Renaissance High School, a “school of choice” operated by the West Ada district.
Video: Making the Grade, 5.13.15
This week’s topics: Low preschool enrollment numbers, next week’s school elections and an Idaho presidential scholar.
ACLU: Cassia dress code is discriminatory
‘It is 2015 here in Idaho, but sometimes you wouldn’t know it,’ says an attorney for the ACLU. It’s the latest salvo in a dispute between the group and the district.
Interested in mastery learning? The state wants to hear from you
The State Department of Education is assembling a committee to look at the transition to mastery-based learning.
Former Homedale registrar files lawsuit
Gloria Lejardi says she was wrongfully terminated because she refused to change attendance records and a student transcript.
ACLU files new complaints in discrimination case
The complaints stem from a student election in Declo High School; a student says she was barred from running because she isn’t Mormon.