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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
School savings surpass $323 million
Increased state funding accompanies added savings for school districts and charter schools across Idaho.
Educators back science standards during divided House hearing
The wide-ranging debate touched on climate change, human impact on the environment and whether Christopher Columbus was racist.
Statehouse roundup, 1.22.20 State Board pushes for ‘make or break’ scholarship money
Despite an infusion of $7 million in one-time money, some 1,200 eligible students still didn’t get a share of Opportunity Scholarship money. Meanwhile, the fast-growing College of Western Idaho is poised for another big enrollment surge.
Fruitland superintendent announces her retirement
Teresa Fabricius, who has worked in the district for nearly three decades, will retire effective July 1, the Argus Observer reported.
Statehouse roundup, 1.21.20: Presidents discuss tuition freeze, budget realities
“We have to come up with a (funding) system that we can all agree on,” Idaho State University President Kevin Satterlee told legislative budget-writers Tuesday.
Albertson Foundation awards $1.5 million for all-day kindergarten
The grant will give nearly 1,000 Idaho charter school children access to all-day kindergarten free of charge.
Schedule changes affect educators traveling to Boise for standards hearings
About 80 teachers were at the Statehouse on Monday, but a hearing over science standards had already been rescheduled to Wednesday.
U of I president: Staff and program cuts are inevitable
University of Idaho President C. Scott Green vowed to erase tens of millions of dollars in shortfalls by 2022. “We’re not going to let those issues define us,” Green told legislative budget-writers Monday.
Buhl superintendent disciplined for inaccurate teacher reports
The Professional Standards Commission last week took action against the Buhl superintendent and a Jerome Middle School teacher accused of making inappropriate comments to students and staff members.
Marsh Valley self-corrects secretive contract extension for its superintendent
Trustees acknowledged on Tuesday that a recent closed-door decision violated Idaho’s open meeting law.