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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Educators head into a tight and uncertain negotiation season
School districts are beginning work on contracts for next school year — facing a soft deadline of July 1. The bigger issue: What will the state’s revenue picture look like in the months to come?
Analysis: A novel virus exposes an old rift within Idaho’s GOP
Arguably, the deepest and most bitter split in Idaho politics can be found within its dominant Republican Party. The coronavirus pandemic didn’t create the rift, but instead brought it into public view.
Idaho’s all-star teachers share ups-and-downs of distance learning
In a webinar with State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra, former teachers of the year shared their technical — and emotional —insights.
Former principal sues White Pine Charter School
The lawsuit alleges that the trustees violated the administrator’s human and civil rights.
Little addresses questions, reservations about reopening
“Everything we do is we’re trying to maintain that social distancing,” Little said.
Former principal to be charged with grand theft
Another former employee will also be charged with four counts of the crime, Bingham County Prosecutor Paul Rogers tells Idaho Education News.
Unfamiliar math strategies complicate distance-learning for parents and teachers
Some parents say they’ve struggled to teach their kids math methods they never learned in school.
Idaho Falls charter plans expansion
The K-6 public charter school is asking the Idaho Public Charter Commission to authorize Alturas Preparatory Academy, a secondary charter that would serve hundreds students in the Idaho Falls, Boneville and Shelley school districts.
Boise firm gets $16,000 — so far — to defend Legislature in Ybarra lawsuit
Idaho Education News requested all contracts or documents pertaining to the Legislature’s legal representation. The state refused to release several documents, citing attorney-client privilege.
Attorneys for State Board, Legislature fire back in Ybarra lawsuit
In court filings Friday, the State Board of Education argued it is Idaho’s education policymaking body, and the Legislature argued it has clear authority to transfer money and positions from one agency to another.