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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Trustees to consider greater flexibility in hiring school counselors
Other issues on tap for the Idaho School Boards Association’s upcoming annual conference include Idaho’s Core Learning Standards and funding for schools.
Attorney General: West Ada chair likely doesn’t have conflict of interest under state law
Parents urging for Amy Johnson’s ouster have said her employment in health care creates a conflict of interest as she affects public health decisions for schools.
State, districts navigate political pushback on ‘social-emotional learning’
The widely used academic term has been drawn into the fierce and divisive debate surrounding critical race theory.
Four reasons why schools are facing crippling shortages
There’s no one answer, according to a range of experts watching these shortages nationwide, but a constellation of potential explanations.
Boise trustee resigns
Treasure Valley attorney Alicia Estey cited an increase in her professional responsibilities in leaving her post.
Indoctrination task force member dies of COVID
“Pete (Coulson) was a very healthy 67. He would tell people he was vaccinated in Christ. He didn’t fear death,” conservative talk radio host Bill Colley wrote Thursday.
Analysis: Another Little-McGeachin education showdown is on hold, but not permanently
On Thursday, Little’s State Board of Education delayed a vote on a higher education diversity, educational equity and inclusion policy. This still looms as a big showdown, reinforcing Little’s and McGeachin’s positions on opposite sides of the campus culture wars.
More trustee seats are contested this election cycle than last
But over 70% of races still only have one candidate. Find out inside whether your district has any contested elections.
State Department releases work plan to address youth behavioral health
The plan addresses 10 of 11 recommendations submitted to Superintendent Sherri Ybarra this summer, and will guide the SDE’s work for the next two years.
Sunshine reports: Little campaign haul approaches $500,000
The incumbent governor and state superintendent’s candidate Debbie Critchfield continue to far outpace their prospective opponents in campaign fundraising, according to finance reports.