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UPDATED: Lawmakers question Ybarra’s engagement with Legislature

Ybarra responded by saying she works hard and it is good that lawmakers want more interaction.

Shelley High accidentally shared private student information

The slip — over email — violates state law and could bring a sizeable fine.

DeVos approves Idaho’s ESSA plan

“I’m excited to move from planning this new approach to implementing it,” Ybarra said.

After his final session as governor, Otter touts education record

A reflective Gov. Butch Otter praised lawmakers for putting more money into teacher pay raises, classroom technology, scholarships and a new reading test.

Otter vetoes charter administrators’ bill, as 2018 session adjourns

After 80 days under the Statehouse rotunda, the 2018 legislative session drew to a close late Wednesday afternoon. Otter’s second veto of the week survived without a challenge.

House upholds veto of reading test bill

Statehouse roundup, 3.27.18: A House vote fell far short of the two-thirds support needed to override a veto. Meanwhile, Otter objected to a piece of one K-12 budget, but stopped short of a second veto.

Cassia County narrows superintendent’s search to three

Patrons can participate in a meet-and-greet with the candidates on April 2.

Otter vetoes education bill over accountability concerns

In issuing his first veto of the year, Otter says the state reading test should continue to be used to measure student achievement and growth — and award teacher pay raises.

Pinch me! I’m going to a SpaceX rocket launch

And you can join me in Florida via Facebook to get a behind-the-scenes look at NASA and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. — Multimedia specialist Andrew Reed