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JFAC puts public school budget on hold for week

The delay comes as the House Education Committee continues to wrestle with a teacher career ladder bill.

The teacher pay plan has left education stakeholders divided — and Statehouse decision makers could be split along similar lines.

A House committee spent Tuesday morning discussing the controversial $125 million career ladder bill. Catch the highlights.

The news comes as a key vote looms on a teacher career ladder salary plan.

But so far, a majority of districts and charters has decided to stay with the lead contractor on the Idaho Education Network project.

The $1.88 million deal is an offshoot of the Idaho Education Network contract fiasco.

Talking about the teacher pay debate — and high-stakes school elections in the West Ada district, and beyond.

Legislative leaders discussed the Idaho Education Network meltdown — and the future — during a question-and-answer session Wednesday.

The bill is the latest attempt to extend a series of tax credits for donations to schools, museums and libraries.

The state’s largest school district is seeking $96 million for several building projects, including two new middle schools.