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Of boundaries and buses: Nampa residents seek to leave district

Some residents on the northern fringe of the Nampa School District want to send their kids to the Vallivue School District — and campuses within walking or cycling range of their homes.

Fifty-seven schools prepare to roll out new K-3 reading test

After a one-year pilot project, the State Department of Education expects to roll out the new K-3 reading test statewide in 2018-19.

Horseshoe Bend emerges from scandal to win Blue Ribbon Award

Just a few years removed from leadership shakeups and charges of misusing public money, the small district outside of Boise was recognized for student performance on state tests.

Sugar-Salem superintendent: Idaho is a long way from leveling the playing field

Gaps in market values enable some school districts to tap into much more substantial tax bases. Superintendent Alan Dunn said his East Idaho district’s financial plight causes a host of problems.

Tuesday’s elections: A community college vote, and more

Bonneville County voters will decide whether to create Idaho’s next community college. Elsewhere in Idaho, school district bond issues and levies dot the ballot.

Blaine superintendent pledges ‘corrective action’ in wake of bus crash

“The transportation director at the time of the accident is no longer employed by the district,” Blaine County Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes said in a statement Wednesday evening.

Kellerer named Nampa superintendent after secretive hiring process

Northwest Nazarene University Dean Paula Kellerer will return to the Nampa School District, as its first female superintendent. Her first day on the job will be July 1.

Labrador jumps into governor’s race

The widely anticipated move came with little fanfare — and no public events. The four-term congressman filed paperwork with the secretary of state’s office, naming a campaign treasurer.

From Tijuana to Notre Dame, American Falls teen lives the American dream

Life as an undocumented immigrant growing up in Eastern Idaho has paved the way for several opportunities for Odalis Gonzalez — including a full-ride scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.