Kevin’s blog

Notus will try another bond issue

In August, voters rejected a $4.4 million bond issue to replace a grade school that opened in 1926.

At one school, up to 178 paper ballots were marked with numbers — which could link voters with their ballots.

The GOP candidate has removed language that mirrored wording on Democratic candidate Jana Jones’ site.

Sherri Ybarra says she takes responsibility for the site’s content. Jana Jones is accusing Ybarra of plagiarism.

The district — one of Idaho’s poorest — has tried to pass two supplemental levies in 2014. Both have failed.

The state wants teachers, parents and the public to review ISAT 2.0, the new, Common Core-aligned assessment.

The next step: the state Land Board needs to figure out where and how to reinvest the windfall.

Endowment proceeds for K-12 exceeded $31.2 million, in comparison to a $1.37 billion K-12 general fund budget.

Talking about the West Ada school bond issue — and the bigger picture of school funding.

Otter’s Democratic challenger, A.J. Balukoff, has called the state’s low per-pupil spending “downright shameful.”