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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.

Idaho’s average teacher salary drops by nearly $900

The decline follows five years of increases under the state’s career ladder salary law.

Go-on rates: A deeper dive into the declining numbers

This fall Idaho’s “go-on rates” decreased in every demographic group — including crucial demographics, such as Hispanic students and students from low-income households.

University presidents tie tuition freeze to higher ed budget

The offer from Idaho university presidents: They say they will freeze tuition for a second year if lawmakers approve Gov. Brad Little’s $315.2 million higher education spending plan.

House Education Committee begins enrollment funding rules debate

The committee will resume discussing the enrollment vs. attendance question Thursday.

EdNews earns national fellowship for higher ed reporting project

Senior reporter Kevin Richert will work on a yearlong project on Idaho’s higher education enrollment challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a crucial Idaho education issue with national implications.

Survey paints a scattered picture of behavioral health services in Idaho schools

Rural schools and charter schools are less likely to provide behavioral health services to students and families, a new survey says.

Teachers and school staff cleared to get COVID-19 vaccine

Those who serve students in pre-K through 12th grade are now in the state’s priority vaccination group.

Legislative roundup, 1.12.21: Committees begin to get organized

The House Education Committee and the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee held their organizational sessions Tuesday morning.

Analysis: Little’s agenda signals a shift into election mode

Gov. Brad Little spent much of Monday’s State of the State Address shifting the narrative away from a pandemic that has defined the past 10 months of his term.