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Superintendent shuffle: shakeups and salaries
Three of Idaho’s highest-paid superintendent jobs are changing hands in this round of district shakeups.
Nonprofit criticizes Idaho’s ‘proficiency gap’
An education reform group — founded by former Florida governor and current GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush — focused on test ‘cut scores’ across the nation.
Broadband committee sets first meeting July 21
In other news, Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the legislative committee.
Divided West Ada board extends superintendent contract
Two of the three trustees who supported Linda Clark’s contract extension will be off the board next month.
West Ada trustee censured over emails
A divided, lame-duck board said Carol Sayles’ candidate endorsement divulged information from a closed executive session.
Caldwell trustees grilled over shakeup
Residents packed a Monday night board meeting demanding answers, the Idaho Press-Tribune reported — but district officials remain mum.
Montana also struggling with SBAC testing
Montana was forced to make its SBAC test optional — and it will fall well short of the feds’ requirements to test 95 percent of its students.
From Caldwell, the anatomy of an eight-minute shakeup
It didn’t take Caldwell trustees long to make big administrative changes Monday. How does that square with Idaho open meeting law?
Video: Making the Grade, 6.17.15
This week’s topics: the Caldwell School District shakeup, teacher evaluations and a State Board of Education proposal to boost college enrollment.
Idaho’s ‘missing’ graduation rate, explained
In 2013, the national high school graduation rate was 81 percent. Idaho doesn’t factor into this equation. And here’s why.