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Campaign calendar: Sept. 15 update

Here’s what we know — so far — about debates and forums heading into Election Day. Stay tuned for updates.

One of the state’s largest school districts remains locked in a labor stalemate. Here’s where the situation stands.

Today’s topics: State Department of Education bonuses, and the Sherri Ybarra campaign website story.

Tenth-graders will be able to read “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” — with some restrictions.

Idaho’s largest school district plans to seek another bond issue; voters rejected a $104 million plan last month.

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.