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

State Board to consider new enrollment rule this month

The proposal could play a significant role in how Idaho funds schools.

Group objects to Bonneville’s $42.7 million bond issue

The district will ask taxpayers this month to fund the construction of an elementary school and additional science classrooms at its two high schools.

Hispanics comprise 21 percent of state scholarship recipients

It’s unclear how many “Dreamers” receive a share of the $20.5 million Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. But Hispanic students make up a relatively large share of scholarship recipients.

98 percent of Idaho teachers earn top marks on evaluations

In 2015, the Legislature tied a teacher’s ability to earn higher pay to performance on their evaluations.

Ybarra rallies administrators to make their voices heard

The schools chief believes feedback from educators was the reason lawmakers held off on rewriting Idaho’s complicated school funding formula earlier this year.

Charter commission admits to breaking open meeting law

The unanimous vote came after a tense one-hour public comment period, when several charter school advocates scolded the commission for breaking the law and violating their trust.

‘I don’t like what’s happened over the last 10 years:’ C. Scott Green’s return to the U of I

The Moscow native and Boise High graduate brings a nontraditional background to the president’s job.

Jerome ‘unlikely’ to oversee Heritage Academy

The Jerome-based charter school asked the district to consider being its authorizing body amid fallout with the Idaho Public School Charter Commission.

‘You’re part of my team:’ Little addresses school administrators

In two speeches Wednesday, Idaho’s governor recapped education talking points on teacher salaries, literacy and the state’s postsecondary completion goal. But he didn’t bring up two simmering education controversies.