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Committee reviews, recaps and discusses school funding

Legislators and education leaders met for four hours on Tuesday to begin the process of redesigning Idaho’s 22-year-old school funding formula.

Judge orders Blaine County to reduce fees for records request

The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the school district must find a way to lower its fees for processing email correspondence between school officials.

School funding committee gets to work next week

A committee studying Idaho’s school funding formula will meet Tuesday. Get caught up on the issue here.

Aberdeen prepares to build new high school

Administrators say overcrowding constitutes the need for a new $12 million high school. The current high school is almost 70 years old.

Midvale career-technical students to help build new school

Donated steel building and student labor could save taxpayers almost $3 million on new secondary school in Midvale.

Four candidates vie for two Boise trustee seats

Incumbent David Wagers will seek a six-year term, while former legislator Brian Cronin will not seek re-election in September.

Bonneville offers online classes statewide

The Bonneville School District in Idaho Falls has teamed with a national vendor to bring online classes to students across the state.

Teacher salaries increase by 2.1 percent, in first year of career ladder

However, the career ladder does little to boost salaries for veteran teachers — creating a dilemma for districts.

More errors uncovered in state’s flawed teacher evaluation report

Leaders of two additional school districts said they inaccurately reported awarding identical evaluation scores to all teachers in order to meet a state reporting deadline.