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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Idaho teachers’ retirement benefits among the best in the country, says study
But the ranking leaves in question how much a high-ranked retirement offering can offset low-ranked wages, as school hiring teams navigate a competitive job market.
As schools reopen, K-12 coronavirus case numbers surge
More than 1,200 school-aged children contracted coronavirus last week. Case numbers have increased twelvefold since mid-July, and the middle of summer vacation.
Idaho joins lawsuit against White House over trans student protections
The move marks an effort to shield the state’s transgender athlete ban from a legal challenge.
Education news across Idaho
Community grants support learning programs, and one rural town has a new school.
Analysis: Will lawmakers embrace, or ignore, McGeachin’s task force?
The lieutenant governor’s education task force needs the Legislature — specifically, like-minded conservatives who hold considerable sway at the Statehouse — because the group is otherwise short on allies.
Ybarra asks for school funding increase to pay for full-day kindergarten
The 8.5% proposed budget increase in state tax dollars would also pay for expansion on the teacher salary career ladder and boost district operational funding.
Voters green light a pair of rural school bonds
Voters lent the Homedale and West Jefferson school districts the two-thirds support they needed for approval.
One-third of West Ada students have decided not to wear masks in school
Spokesperson Char Jackson said more important than the mask opt-out numbers is contact tracing and keeping an eye on coronavirus case counts. INSIDE: A school-by-school percentage of students opting out of wearing masks.
‘Teetering on the brink:’ Little deploys federal workers, National Guard to hospitals
The governor also renewed his appeal to Idahoans on the fence about COVID-19 vaccines. “Please choose to receive the vaccine now to protect lives, help our exhausted medical staff, keep health care access available to all of us, keep our workforce healthy, and keep our kids in school.”
Idaho schools again report nearly all teachers are ‘proficient’ or better
Administrators conduct mandatory teacher evaluations each year, and lawmakers have tied additional teacher pay to designations of “basic,” “proficient” and “distinguished.”