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Principal placed on leave after rescinding his letter of resignation
In an interview Wednesday, Clete Edmunson said he was forced into resigning Tuesday and changed his mind Wednesday.
New Plymouth principal resigns
Superintendent Kevin Barker said Clete Edmunson turned in a resignation letter Tuesday, effective immediately.
Lawmakers kill bill aimed to clear up evaluations confusion
In an unusual move, the House Education Committee forcefully killed a nonpartisan bill brought by the State Board of Education.
The new federal tax law — and the stakes for education
The Legislature has to decide whether to adopt the next changes in federal tax code — which could cost Idahoans millions of dollars in taxes. Expect the 2018 Legislature to spend a lot of time scrutinizing the tax code that finances K-12 and higher education.
Study: Performance bonuses for teachers boost test scores
A new study, released by the federal government, suggests that merit-based bonuses are the way to go.
Idaho Falls revises bond issue
Trustees met Friday morning to pinpoint ways to whittle the $110 million measure that would have rebuilt Idaho Falls High School and extensively remodeled Skyline High School.
Open enrollment fuels school-boundary tug-of-war
Pocatello-Chubbuck leaders consider enforcing boundaries to balance enrollment and socioeconomic disparities among the district’s three high schools.
Education news around Idaho
In this week’s briefs the Boise State University president search begins, enrollment is open for new charter school and high schools can win a $10,000 grant.
Michael Snyder, candidate for Congress
The Bonners Ferry writer is running as a 100 percent pro-Trump Republican. “A little flame has started,” he says. “Can we fan it into a fire?”
Enrollment tops 300,000
Idaho’s largest school district became even larger. A once-tiny district grew by 31 percent. One school dropped by 21 percent.