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Otter doesn’t commit to special session, praises lawmakers’ education record
Governor declines to say whether he will call special session to address child support bill that was killed during the just-completed 90-day legislative session.
State board approves Ybarra request for federal flexibility
If approved by the feds, new waiver would discontinue Schoolnet and Idaho’s 5-Star ratings system of schools. It is due to the U.S. Department of Education by April 30.
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.