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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
97 percent of teachers earn top marks on latest evaluations
State Board of Education member Debbie Critchfield believes evaluations are improving and the State Board has added more transparency to the process with its annual review process.
Idaho teens aren’t getting state-mandated help planning their careers
Counselors say they don’t have enough time to help students create learning plans for traversing high school and beyond, even though lawmakers have recently invested millions into the project.
State Board to weigh higher education recommendations
The education policy setting body is set to meet at 3 p.m. Friday in Boise.
Jefferson County won’t ban classic novel
Administrators say alternative assignments will be provided to students concerned about a sexually charged passage in the book.
Boise schools offer up compromise in school calendar debate
Boise school officials have proposed a new date to kick off the 2018-19 school year. Find out when classes would start under the new plan.
Driving the bus and playing the blues: The ballad of Carlton Moore
Moore’s band is performing at a fundraiser sponsored by local bus drivers on Friday, Sept. 29 at Boise’s South Junior High.
Analysis: A taboo topic for the funding formula committee
Lawmakers are starting to talk about how to carve up dollars for K-12. But they have no interest in talking about whether Idaho should shift more school funding back to the property tax.
Petition launched to thwart prospect of Rigby High book ban
The petition has garnered over 500 signatures and 200 comments from people across Idaho, and overseas.
Accuser extends deadline to resolve harassment, discrimination claim
The accuser originally gave the state until 5 p.m. today to resolve the claim.
Slowly, a school funding formula rewrite takes some shape
A legislative committee is talking about ditching Idaho’s old funding formula for an enrollment-based model. Here’s what that could mean for students and schools.