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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
ISBA leader to lawmakers: ‘We are all elected officials just like you’
Statehouse roundup, 2.19.18: A charter school administrator’s bill is on hold until later this week, and a school firearms training bill will get a hearing next week.
JFAC calls for 5.9 percent increase in public school funding
The additional money adds up to $100 million. Find out which priorities will receive funding.
Controversial Wi-Fi contract could come to an end
The statewide wireless contract blindsided lawmakers in 2013. The contract comes to an end this year.
School budget debate hinges on health care funding
Rep. Wendy Horman said school superintendents have been very clear about what their top funding priorities are.
Pocatello-Chubbuck boundary committee yields two new options
The committee discussed a handful of proposals from three recently formed focus groups Thursday night.
House committee calls for changes to sex education bill
A single mother attending Boise State approached legislators about modernizing Idaho law.
State Board approves revised ESSA plan
Following requests for clarity from the U.S. Department of Education in December, representatives from the State Board and the State Department of Education revised portions of Idaho’s Every Student Succeeds Act compliance plan.
Round 3: Funding formula committee looks at another summer of work
Statehouse roundup, 2.15.18: A “truth in bonding” bill, designed to require school districts and local governments to disclose the bottom-line cost of tax proposals, heads to the House floor.
Senate drills down into nitty gritty of science standards
A Senate Education Committee hearing focused on the finer details of the controversial standards — and especially the language the House Education Committee deleted a week ago. Senators are likely to vote next week.
Idaho postsecondary numbers improve, but remain far from goal
In 2016, 40.6 percent of Idaho adults held either a college degree or a professional certificate. That’s an improvement, but Idaho still ranks No. 45 in the nation.