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

Wilson builds on fundraising edge over Ybarra

Democrat Cindy Wilson heads into the final four weeks of the state superintendent’s race with nearly a 4-to-1 fundraising advantage over GOP incumbent Sherri Ybarra.

Idaho lands grant to create school safety tip line

The Idaho Office of School Safety and Security announced it had received $540,000 in competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Advocates hope to open 10 pre-K model schools across Idaho

Much of the money will come from a two-year private grant. But early education programs will still need a stable source of state funding, a leading pre-K advocate says.

Watch our state superintendent’s roundtable discussion

Cindy Wilson answers questions about teacher pay, school safety, accountability and higher education.

Fire chief picked to fill Boise school board vacancy

Dennis Doan will fill out the remainder of Doug Park’s term, which runs through September 2020.

Ybarra kicks off campaign with help from former co-worker accused of sexual harassment

The small gathering was held in an Eagle bar owned by a former Mountain Home principal whose teaching certificate was suspended by the state due to sexual harassment allegations.

Beyond the Books: Why are charter schools so popular?

VIDEO: Idaho Education News and EastIdahoNews.com partner on a news video segment spotlighting local and statewide education issues.

Education news around Idaho

In this week’s briefs students are encouraged to submit artwork for a holiday card contest, a new preschool project launches and you can meet a New York Times chairman.

Ed News to partner on education news video segment

Our East Idaho reporter Devin Bodkin will appear regularly on the show to discuss policy and best practices.

Idaho’s college and career advising program: a $21 million budget puzzle

Schools don’t have to spend their college and career advising money to actually hire advisers. And schools haven’t been required to explain where they spend the money.