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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Idaho K-12 cuts among steepest in nation
Only four states took a bigger slice out of K-12 spending during the recession, according to a Washington, D.C., budget think tank. And this year’s school budget increases did nothing to reverse the trend.
State expects variety of merit pay plans
District leaders have until Oct. 1 to submit a differentiated pay plan. These plans will describe how they will spend their share of $21 million.
School boards work on 2014 wish list
Restoring school budgets to pre-recession levels? Probably. Money for Common Core training? Likely. POST Academy training for teachers? Maybe not. The Idaho School Boards Association will complete its list of legislative priorities in November.
Parma focuses technology at its middle
The district hopes a state grant will give its middle school a boost.
Share your ideas on proposed rule changes
The state is taking public comments on several proposed K-12 rules — including proposals on physical education, math and science offerings and cursive writing instruction.
K-12 endowment payment to stay put
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna argued for an increase from the normal $31.3 million annual payment. But he found no support from the other four statewide elected officials on Idaho’s Land Board.
You’re invited to watch ‘Teach’ at the Egyptian
In other news, the state department hired regional coordinators to assist with Idaho Core Standards implementation.
Analysis: The K-12 committee’s dive into data
Ten lawmakers heard an earful Thursday about the state’s student data collection systems. What will they do next?
Interim committee dissects data collection
Committee members and education stakeholders devoted much of their eight-hour meeting to discussing the benefits and pitfalls of a statewide longitudinal data system.
Non-profit moves to Boise to build charters
Building Hope specializes in securing loans and offering technical assistance to charter schools. The strategy is to help these schools expand so they can accommodate more students, and secure increased state funding.