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Lawmakers promise to support innovation

Sen. Dean Mortimer and Rep. Wendy Horman agreed on Thursday the state needs to find ways to support new learning models.

Incumbent school board members were unseated in West Ada and Nampa. In Bonneville, a third attempt at a bond issue falls just shy of passage.

After only five months on the job, Will Goodman says he’s returning to Mountain Home. He will be replaced by Chris Campbell.

The former NASA astronaut and Idaho teacher will appear in ads touting public schools alongside “Magic” Johnson and other celebrities.

For four years, Luna had been a central player in the Idaho Education Network broadband project collapse.

Mike Rush has accepted a similar position with the South Dakota Board of Regents.

House passed child support bill 49-21 late Monday afternoon.

One of Idaho’s longest-serving lawmakers shares her thoughts about education and the 2015 Legislature.

Traditionally, School Board races are low-key affairs. But can some of next week’s elections reshape politics at the local level?

At issue, again, are bond issues in Bonneville and Notus districts, and a supplemental levy in Horseshoe Bend.