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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
NWPE announces new board, officers
Bill Proser, founder of the nationally recognized Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, is the new president of Northwest Professional Educators, a nonunion teacher organization.
Nampa negotiations resume — cordially
Twenty days after an emotional and unproductive bargaining session, negotiations resumed in the Nampa School District Thursday — with a low-key tone and with a few agreements.
63 districts, charters commit to Idaho Leads
The project will assist more than 1,000 educators in building leadership capacity and implementing Idaho Core Standards over the next school year.
Lottery fever: record revenues for schools
Public schools hit a $30.1 million jackpot Tuesday — as K-12 received the bulk of a record-setting dividend from lottery ticket sales.
Challis leader takes job in Wyoming
In other news, an Idaho teacher is hoping to connect educators with a blog and Twitter feed, Nampa teacher wins award and superintendents’ meeting to be held this month.
Nampa’s newbies settle in to face challenges
For newly elected Nampa school trustees Mike Fuller and Brian McGourty, the job starts with digging the district out of a financial crisis. But the work doesn’t end there.
Anti-union watchdog: IEA membership dropping
According to a new report, Idaho Education Association membership dropped by nearly one-fifth over a three-year period — only three states saw a steeper decline. The IEA neither confirmed nor denied the numbers, saying membership is “very fluid.”
Negotiating school districts turn to mediators
Twin Falls teachers and district officials were able to work quickly once they sat down with a mediator July 2. Across the state in the Bonneville Joint School district, talks are on hold until late August.
Common Core readiness: Idaho’s grades mixed
Idaho gets middle-of-the-pack grades in a new national study on the Common Core transition. However, according to the report, “no state is performing as well as we need it to.”
Common Core training ramps up in Boise
The state contracted with Discovery Education to help teachers develop strategies to use Discovery’s educational media and technology in their teaching of Idaho Core Standards.