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Schools prepare to test Idaho’s new reading test

In 2018-19, Idaho hopes to have a new way to test reading skills in kindergarten through third grade. For some educators, the change can’t come soon enough.

Process begins to select College of Eastern Idaho trustees

Bonneville County residents will soon have the chance to apply for the trustee spots, which could be filled by mid-July.

Bonneville trustees approve boundaries for new high school and elementary schools

“It’s not a fun decision to make,” said Bonneville’s assistant superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme, “but I think we’ve done our best.” Hundreds of elementary and secondary kids will be relocated.

Trump seeks big K-12 budget shift, to chilly reviews

The Trump budget proposes a $1.4 billion shift into school choice programs. In an about-face, Republican state superintendent Sherri Ybarra said the proposed $9 billion in cuts are unacceptable.

South Fremont’s ‘STEAM’ program boosts student performance

Like the widely adopted STEM approach to learning, South Fremont High School’s STEAM program emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math — but also throws art into the equation.

Education news from around Idaho

This week’s briefs feature a Boise High School teacher, two schools awarded the NewSchools Venture Fund and a grant awarded to the Educate Idaho Network.

State releases revamped science standards proposal

The new standards suggest “human intervention can mitigate potential issues” with climate change, the State Department of Education said Friday. The 2017 Legislature rejected a series of standards referring to climate change — and lawmakers will have the last word on the new language.