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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Analysis: Little launches the 2020 session with an austerity initiative
Gov. Brad Little has proposed the tightest budget K-12 has seen in several years, and a flat budget for college and universities that are already cutting spending and freezing tuition.
Google education ‘evangelist’ preaches the need for change
For children like Jaime Casap’s 5-year-old, the smartphone is the most primitive technological device they’ll ever see. “Those are the kids who are starting in the school system this fall,” Casap told a roomful of legislators and business leaders. “Do you think you’re ready for them?”
Maps illustrate learning disparities between white and Latino students
Find out what’s happening in your school or district.
Legislators told to expect slowdown in Idaho’s economic growth
Local economists say a recession is still unlikely.
It’s showtime! Little to deliver State of the State address Monday
Here’s what to expect and how to watch the annual speech.
Little is saving the big reveal for Monday
Like a promoter hyping a prize fight, Idaho’s governor on Friday urged Idahoans to watch his State of the State address to hear his agenda for education and other state issues.
Analysis: Colleges and universities face an unpredictable legislative session
No offense, K-12. But higher education really could be a fun reporting gig at the 2020 Idaho Legislature. Four big stories — which all unfolded after the 2019 session — make for a fascinating 2020: Budget cuts. The fiscal forecast for higher ed is, well, unsettled. All of the state’s two- and four-year colleges had…
Four education issues to watch during the 2020 legislative session
Here’s a hint: Most have to do with money.
IEA announces abrupt leadership shakeup
Union president Kari Overall has resigned, due to unspecified “personal reasons.” The Idaho Education Association announced the shakeup — and introduced new president Layne McInelly — in a late afternoon news release issued Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
For kids and their parents, the reading journey starts and continues at home
Behind every score on the Idaho Reading Indicator, behind every intervention plan to help an at-risk student, there is a child’s story. And the parents’ story. Stories of struggles, successes and uncertainties.