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Bonneville narrows superintendent search
One of two recently named finalists will replace longtime Bonneville Superintendent Chuck Shackett, who is retiring at the end of this school year.
Verse first: Why Dean Mortimer starts every week at Senate Education with a poem
The homespun poems of Edgar A. Guest aren’t just a light-hearted way to break up the humdrum of committee business, says Mortimer. They also serve as a reminder that education takes on many forms.
State Board launches higher ed data website
The public can use the new resource to access graduation and remediation rates, enrollment and more.
Teton to request information from the FBI
The district says it has never received a report stemming from the 2017 investigation.
Statehouse roundup, 1.15.19: Scholarship expansion, school safety update, mastery
The Office of School Safety and Security hopes a new confidential tip line will be up and running in March.
Charter administrators received $46,000 in unexplained payments
An EdNews investigation found at least 19 checks — one handwritten — with unusual transactions and no paper trail.
Statehouse roundup, 1.14.19: Lawmakers face a $1 million gap in STEM requests
The STEM Action Center is seeking $2 million of permanent money to grow computer science programs. Gov. Brad Little has countered with a $1 million one-time request.
Legislature plans first hearing devoted to proposed new school funding formula
Legislators do not plan to introduce a bill during the initial Jan. 17 meeting.
Economic outlook committee lowballs Little’s revenue forecast
There is about a $100 million difference between the committee’s forecast and the more optimistic projection from Gov. Brad Little.
After her re-election, Ybarra hired campaign allies to SDE jobs
Meanwhile, a Nampa media company worked on Ybarra’s campaign, then landed taxpayer-funded work with Ybarra’s SDE, then went back to working on her campaign — all in the same year.