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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Weiser project emphasizes the written word
Park Intermediate School uses grant to hone student writing skills.
Two Idaho schools earn blue ribbon ranking
The national program recognizes schools where students perform at very high levels or where students have made significant improvements.
Democrats to hit the streets Saturday
Rallies, forums and phone calls are planned efforts to bring awareness to Idaho education issues. Each participating community has something different planned.
Ryan plans to speak out for charters
The “well-known voice” on Ohio education issues was hired last month to lead the Idaho Charter School Network.
Twin Falls weighs building expansion
Board members are considering building three new schools and expanding another to handle enrollment growth.
Core coalition keeps building
Two more entities have joined a statewide group that supports the successful implementation of Idaho Core Standards.
Idaho Falls starts late on Mondays
With the new school year, officials pushed the first bell on Monday back an hour so teachers could analyze data and help implement Idaho Core Standards.
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.