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Some sobering Idaho go-on numbers
Idaho’s degree attainment rate dropped slightly from 2011 to 2012 — and the numbers reveal some significant demographic and geographic gaps.
Controller candidates square off tonight
Republican incumbent Brandon Woolf and GOP challenger Todd Hatfield will talk Land Board issues, and other topics, at 8 p.m. MDT and PDT on Idaho Public Television.
VIDEO: The GOP superintendent’s debate
Here, in full, is the April 30 Republican state superintendent candidates’ debate, in four easy-to-search sections.
Analysis: the educators talk education …
… but how will the state superintendent’s candidates handle the inevitable politics of the job?
School district staffing: a closer look
Across the state — in large and small counties alike — school districts are among Idaho’s most prominent employers. Here’s a closer look at the impacts.
‘Pot for tots,’ and other pre-K points
A Washington state senator came to Boise Tuesday to offer his own lessons from the early education debate. Here are a few of his talking points.
Twin Falls charter school will shut down
Wings Charter Middle School will close at the end of the 2013-14 school year. The alternative school has struggled with a sharp decline in enrollment.
A long, good look at Common Core politics
How will the split over Common Core shape Republican presidential politics in 2016? Here’s an early look from the New York Times.
Superintendent campaign schedule fills up
Republicans running for state schools superintendent will make at least three joint appearances in the next 15 days. Here’s how you can learn more — and quiz the candidates.
Book fundraiser meets its target
Two women have raised enough money to provide 350 Meridian students with a copy of Sherman Alexie’s controversial novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Books will be handed out Wednesday.