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Durst’s 2014 Senate plans in limbo
Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, tells the Associated Press that he is proceeding as if he will be serving in the Statehouse in January. But he said he is looking for work in Washington state, where his family is living and where his wife is teaching.
And Brad Little is running for …
Idaho’s lieutenant governor had been vague about his 2014 election plans. At a fund-raiser in his hometown of Emmett Wednesday, Little made his intentions known.
Data discontent: Survey outlines local concerns
Two statewide education groups asked their members about Idaho’s data collection systems. The responses were spotty — but sharply critical.
A Monday election roundup
GOP Lt. Gov. Brad Little will announce his plans to run for … something. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, meanwhile, will seek re-election. And is Democrat Bert Marley considering another run for state schools superintendent?
Another district OKs an emergency levy
Facing a 4.4 percent enrollment increase for 2013-14, the Twin Falls School District will collect a $1.4 million emergency levy.
K-12 interim committee: a live blog
The K-12 interim committee got down to business Thursday. Here’s a running blog from the meeting.
Where WiFi moves a little slower …
Most school districts participating in the state’s WiFi project want their service, well, yesterday. But one high school is the exception to the rule.
Meridian OKs levy to cover enrollment increase
With enrollment increasing by more than 600, property tax bills in the Meridian School District are also on the way up. The school board approved an emergency levy Tuesday night.
Luna admits to Students Come First missteps
The superintendent of public instruction tells the Idaho Statesman editorial board that he could have handled the 2011 rollout differently. Readers and commenters responded skeptically.
Divided Caldwell board stays with ISBA
Several teachers urged the Caldwell School Board to sever its ties with the Idaho School Boards Association — which supported the failed Proposition 1 collective bargaining law, and, in 2013 several new laws to restore elements of Prop 1.