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

U of I alumnus named new university president

C. Scott Green, an alumnus of the University of Idaho and a fourth-generation Idahoan, comes to the Moscow campus from Hogan Lovells, an international law firm. His first day as president will be July 1.

House passes State Board budget, inches toward adjournment

Despite tangible progress Wednesday, a divisive fight over rules remains unresolved and the session continues.

State combs through confounding free and reduced lunch numbers

The State Department of Education was surprised by the initial numbers, which suggested a significant drop in poverty rates. The state has asked local schools to doublecheck their math.

Report finds ‘incompetent’ financial management at The Village Charter

A third-party review said vendors were not paid on time, budgets were inflated and employees worried wages and taxes may not have been accurately reported to the IRS.

Idaho’s postsecondary completion rate improves, slightly

But Idaho has a long way to go to hit its vaunted “60 percent” goal. And only three states have a lower completion rate.

Ybarra missed every legislative meeting she scheduled this week

And a State Department of Education spokesperson did not explain where she was instead.

Idaho’s $40 million stake in charter school buildings

The state’s payments are designed to offset capital costs for charter schools, which receive no local tax dollars. Traditional schools can tap local property taxes for their building projects — if voters sign on.

Statehouse roundup, 4.4.19: Supplemental levies; legislative endgame

In response to House changes, Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer pulled the bill back to committee.

Students try robot surgery at Saint Alphonsus

Hospital surgeons walked students through mock-surgery on a pig heart, filled with fake blood and a balloon that simulated the pumping of a real heart.