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Statehouse roundup, 3.25.15: teacher salaries

House Education Committee also introduces a pair of charter school proposals.

Statehouse roundup, 3.24.15: STEM initiative, and more

Lawmakers also killed two education bills Tuesday.

Report: State has ‘sunk’ $61 million into Schoolnet

A newly released state report blames “poor management, poor decisions and poor system functionality” for the troubled Schoolnet rollout.

Statehouse roundup, 3.23.15: Teacher salaries, and more

After it was fast-tracked, the career ladder salary bill next heads to the Senate

House Education passes teacher salary bill

The House Education Committee passed a five-year teacher salary bill Friday on the strength of unanimous support from education groups. Lawmakers, state officials and education groups had been engaged in a deep debate over teacher salaries and accountability throughout the session, with two previous versions of the career ladder salary bill being shelved due to…

Broadband: Goedde questions whether cost savings will stand up

School districts have saved by switching away from Idaho Education Network contractors, but the numbers are not an apples-to-apples comparison, an aide to Gov. Butch Otter said Thursday.

Teacher salary hearing planned for Friday

Lawmakers introduce a third career ladder bill, setting up a major hearing planned for Friday.

Committee passes anti-bullying bill

Testimony was emotional over a bipartisan bill designed to identify and curb bullying in Idaho schools.

Idaho’s new graduation rate: 77.3 percent

But the 2013-14 State Department of Education numbers reflect newer and tighter federal guidelines — and cannot be compared with higher rates from previous years.