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Legislature passes child support bill during special session
House passed child support bill 49-21 late Monday afternoon.
An education conversation with Sen. Keough
One of Idaho’s longest-serving lawmakers shares her thoughts about education and the 2015 Legislature.
Trustee races: Sleepy, or transformative?
Traditionally, School Board races are low-key affairs. But can some of next week’s elections reshape politics at the local level?
Ballot measures: Three districts will try again Tuesday
At issue, again, are bond issues in Bonneville and Notus districts, and a supplemental levy in Horseshoe Bend.
Boise school trustees approve new pre-K pilot program
Members of the Boise School Board and Boise City Council have approved a pre-K pilot program that will operate out of Hawthorne and Whitney elementary schools within the city’s Vista neighborhood.
Teacher pleads guilty in Caldwell schools theft case
Elysa G. Skousen will pay restitution to the Caldwell School District and has agreed to surrender her Idaho teaching certificate for two years after pleading guilty to lesser charges.
Yale-bound Centennial student named Presidential Scholar
West Ada School District senior will attend Yale University next year, where he plans to major in math and economics.
Boise senior named U.S. Presidential Scholar
Boise High senior Sienna White is racking her brain trying to come up with the perfect way to impress President Obama. Next month, Sienna will travel to Washington, D.C., to collect her medallion and participate in ceremonies honoring this year’s class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. She was one of just two Idaho students to receive…
Idaho pre-K enrollment lags near bottom nationally
The dismal new statistics come as the debate over pre-K in Idaho appears to be intensifying.
Caldwell senior earns Gates scholarship
Andres Morales will be the first in his family to go to college thanks to hard work and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington State University. He’ll seek a degree in engineering.