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Fulcher tweaks Otter on Common Core
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he will press for “better outcomes in education through local control.”
Grievance panel sides with fired teacher
A Pocatello High School teacher and girls’ basketball coach, fired after a flap over a Facebook photo, should be reinstated, according to a three-person grievance panel.
Malek opts against statewide run
Rep. Luke Malek, a first-term lawmaker from Coeur d’Alene, has decided against joining the crowded field of Republicans running for secretary of state.
Luna joins ‘Chiefs for Change’ group
Tom Luna joins a group of current and former state school superintendents focused on education reform. The group is funded by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s education reform nonprofit foundation.
Thayn opposes Common Core assessment
The conservative Republican lawmaker agrees with several school district superintendents — and says the lengthy, computer-based assessment should be put on hold.
The ever-growing secretary of state’s race
By day’s end, four Republicans will be in the running to succeed retiring Secretary of State Ben Ysursa.
Nampa faces complex levy decisions
The questions facing the state’s third largest school district tie directly into the budget decisions that will play out during the 2014 legislative session.
Charter expansion concerns N. Idaho district
Enrollment at the North Idaho STEM Charter Academy could more than double within nine years. The local school district says that shift could have a significant hit on its budget.
New Plymouth schools chief runs for House
New Plymouth Superintendent Ryan Kerby has filed paperwork for a possible run for the Idaho House of Representatives, for the spot now held by former House Speaker Lawerence Denney.