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Survey: Most Idahoans want full-day kindergarten
It’s the second survey this year that captures Idahoans overwhelming support for upping investments in Idaho’s youngest students.
Statehouse roundup, 1.31.22: Liebich defends schools against ‘vocal minority’s’ criticisms
MORE INSIDE: The Senate Education Committee passed a bill designed to upgrade school employees’ health insurance, and two scholarship proposals were introduced.
Nampa trustee resigns, cites toll of pandemic talks
Mike Kipp said in his resignation letter he is “weary” and “tired” and that “arguments about a global pandemic (and even its legitimacy) had diminished our focus on student achievement.”
Idaho is banking on a $1.9B surplus. Here’s a closer look at where the state gets its money.
There are two big forces fueling the projected $1.9 billion surplus. And over the last year, state revenues grew significantly while spending remained low.
Green defends U of I, blasts ‘conflict entrepreneurs’
On Friday, the University of Idaho released an independent report from a Boise law firm, which found no evidence of systemic indoctrination on campus.
Analysis: Of cannibalism and higher education budget bloodbaths
Gov. Brad Little has proposed a historic budget for Idaho’s four-year schools. But his proposal is just that: a proposal that will go before a skeptical Legislature.
Honk, honk! Statewide simulated trucking tour for teens kicks off
Leaders hope the tour will expose more students to the industry.
Statehouse roundup, 1.27.22: Improving the grad rate is ‘a moral imperative,’ Satterlee says
Idaho State University president minced no words about his school’s graduation rate — the lowest of the state’s public four-year universities — when speaking to lawmakers.
Idaho’s Teacher of the Year calls for changes in standardized tests
Todd Knight told lawmakers: Tests like the ISAT are too high stakes, have unclear questions, and “don’t foster a love of learning, nor do they nurture a growth mindset.”
The importance of education
Nearly 70 percent of Idahoans, including more than 60 percent of Republicans, said the Legislature should pass full-day kindergarten.