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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.

Borah teen starts dedicated path toward being a surgeon

The 17-year-old student-athlete owns a 5.0 grade-point average in Advanced Placement classes and he’s enrolled in a a nursing program.

Legislative roundup, 3.17.15: SBAC opt-out bill derailed

Lawmakers said the bill would have replaced the SBAC test with an alternate assessment that would not be appropriate for them to take.

Students publish book through writers program

It was a day of achievement for kids at the Idaho Distance Education Academy (IDEA). On Tuesday, IDEA students gathered to read a book they published in collaboration with The Cabin’s Writers in the schools program. “It is really great when students have these type of opportunities because they get to work with professional writers…