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

A cultural challenge: bridging the rural Hispanic student achievement gap

Test scores tail off in middle school and high school — which suggests that economic and social forces may be the underlying cause.

Observers: Ybarra recovered from rocky start to session

The first-year superintendent took heat for early-session budget stumbles — then earned praise for helping schools through the broadband crisis.

Thousands of students take SATs free

State officials expect 18,923 juniors to take advantage of competing the college entrance exam for free.

Scientist promotes: Hard work = intelligence

Expert says intelligence is not something you are born with but rather something you can earn with hard work and learning from mistakes.

Sen. Dean Mortimer hailed a hero of the session

Because of the workload the new chair of the Senate Education Committee carried, the Senate’s No. 1 Republican called him “one of the heroes of this session.”

Otter signs K-12 budgets

The seven bills match Gov. Butch Otter’s bottom-line request from January: K-12 spending will increase by $101 million.

The 2015 session: What passed, and what it means

What can teachers, parents and students expect from the just-completed 2015 legislative session? Here’s a rundown.

Statehouse roundup, 4.10-11.15: Legislature adjourns

The Senate passed a bill creating a committee charged with issuing recommendations for school broadband, but the spotlight shined brightest on a joint committee looking at transportation issues.