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House Education introduces new private school scholarship bill

The leaders of three major education groups say they are concerned with how the scholarship would be funded, and oppose sending state resources to private schools.

Otter all but writes off higher education CEO proposal

On Thursday, Gov. Butch Otter seemed to abandon one of his top legislative priorities for 2018. He also deflected questions on gun control in the aftermath of Wednesday’s mass shooting at a Florida high school.

Town torn over prospect of boundary change

Patrons in Teton are torn over a plan to relinquish land and property worth millions of dollars to a neighboring school district.

Mortimer calls on Legislature to continue investment in teacher raises

Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee prepares to set the K-12 public school budget Monday.

Senate Education to take up science standards Wednesday

The Senate committee will take testimony Wednesday, but won’t vote. Earlier this month, every speaker at House Education Committee hearings urged lawmakers to approve the academic standards in full.

A global view of Idaho’s pre-K debate

Shanghai, China is investing heavily in universal pre-K for 4-year-olds. That should make pre-K opponents in the U.S. rethink their position, says W. Steven Barnett, an economist who has spent decades studying the issue.

New charter bill and tax cut proposal surface

Check out today’s top stories from the Statehouse.

School savings accounts top $275 million

The latest numbers, released by the State Department of Education, reveal an overall savings increase of nearly $60 million since 2015, when statewide savings topped $215 million.

Education news around Idaho

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