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Hagerman to join list of four-day schools
The Magic Valley school district will switch to a four-day schedule this fall — in hopes of reversing an enrollment decline.
Crapo, Risch support rural schools funding bill
The two-year extension will fund a program worth $7.2 million to Idaho schools in 2013-14.
McCall-Donnelly hires new superintendent
Jim Foudy had been McCall-Donnelly’s interim superintendent since December, when Glen Szymoniak left the district under unexplained circumstances.
Want Otter’s final word on the 2015 session? Wait until Thursday
Education issues may not a talking point — but the fate of a child-support bill will almost certainly be a focal point.
Analysis: Of ISATs, child support and federal dollars
The specter of a federal funding loss was a big factor in the Madison district’s ISAT decision. But not a deciding factor in a surprising vote on a child support enforcement bill.
Video: Making the Grade, 4.8.15
This week, we talk about the new anti-bullying law — and Idaho’s declining kindergarten enrollment numbers.
Where have the kindergartners gone?
Enrollment numbers are down, in Boise and across the state. And Boise Superintendent Don Coberly has a theory.
Lawmaker mum on K-12 budget, career ladder votes
Only one House member voted against six of the seven K-12 budgets that passed Monday. And she isn’t talking.
Charter group makes push for veto override
At issue is a $1.7 million bill to cover the costs that follow transfer students. Gov. Butch Otter vetoed the bill last week.