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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Rewritten literacy proposal emerges
New bill still provides supplemental reading instruction for students who read below grade level. But it also packs in accountability and goal-setting measures.
Graduation rates: Some good news, and some old news
As the debate over Idaho graduation rates ratchets up, we take an in-depth look inside the numbers. And we reset the debate.
Advanced opportunities bill advances
Advanced opportunities bill will could a funding stream of $4,125 that each student could use for dual credit and overload courses, as well as professional certification exams.
Literacy bill again on hold in committee
The literacy bill is on hold until Friday, when supporters say they will return with possible changes to address accountability and student outcomes.
Broadband: No ruling in Supreme Court hearing
Attorneys for the state and Internet vendors had their day before the Idaho Supreme Court — and adhered to familiar arguments.
Lawmakers question Ybarra’s rural schools center proposal
Catch up on all the day’s legislative news involving budget proposals, teacher and principal evaluations and school safety.
Boise teen’s research receives national recognition
Nate Marshall has spent the last year comparing current-day global warming to the most prominent climate anomaly in Earth’s recent history, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, which happened 56 million years ago.
House Education Committee outlines funding priorities
Catch up on all the day’s legislative news regarding funding priorities, Idaho Education Network lawsuit bills and the effort to rename professional-technical education programs in Idaho.
Idaho graduation rates show improvement
For Idaho’s class of 2015, the graduation rate was 78.9, up from a disappointing 77.3 percent a year ago.
Literacy proposal hits resistance in House committee
Bill’s backers worry that a one-week delay could jeopardize Gov. Butch Otter’s $10.7 million literacy initiative.