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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.

A big boost in K-12 spending: a foregone conclusion?

Heading into the legislative session, the early indications point to a significant boost in K-12 spending for 2016-17.

Otter pledges to address high school graduation rates

Idaho’s governor said he was “surprised” by the new graduation rates and pledged to unveil proposals Monday that will be designed to increase graduation rates.

EdNews launches weekly podcast

The first episode of the Extra Credit podcast will be released this Friday.

SBAC likely to face another test at the Statehouse

Legislators have never mounted a serious challenge to Common Core — but could they decide to dump the exam aligned to those standards?

Idaho’s supplemental levy bill increases again

Even as state K-12 funding rebounds, an increasing number of school districts continues to rely on help from local property taxes.

Ybarra previews her legislative agenda

After meeting with education groups, Ybarra said erasing cuts to operations funding and launching a new rural schools center top her list of legislative priorities.

Lawmakers recommend state broadband committee

The State Department of Education-led commission would help school districts secure local high-speed Internet contracts.

Four teachers honored as ‘inspirational’

Four K-12 teachers and their schools were honored on Saturday for earning the Pesky Award for Inspirational Teaching. Boise State University’s College of Education and Alan and Wendy Pesky, founders of the Lee Pesky Learning Center, sponsored these annual awards, which were presented during Boise State’s winter commencement ceremony at Taco Bell Arena. The Pesky…