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Listening session is Boise bound

The governor’s education task force is making three more stops around Idaho — including Thursday in Boise — to listen to ideas about what’s best for K-12 education in Idaho.

Three principals honored for their work

School leaders perform above and beyond and receive recognition from the Idaho School Administrators Association.

State board elects new officers

Twin Falls board member Don Soltman begins serving a one-year term as president.

Paul iPad pilot faces uncertain future

A grade-school iPad program faces funding questions.

Will Paul get state technology money?

State superintendent Tom Luna says he wants to use $3 million to support scalable, sustainable technology pilot projects across Idaho. Will Paul Elementary School make the cut?

Idaho Falls seeks help in cutting $4 million

The state’s fifth-largest district can no longer tap into savings and leave positions unfilled to make ends meet.

That’s a wrap: Otter signs school labor bill

Gov. Butch Otter’s work is done, at least where the 2013 legislative session goes. The last bill he signed will allow school districts to cut teacher pay or reduce school contract days.

Boise district names four new principals

Each of the four principals will begin their new jobs at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

Coeur d’Alene forum draws supportive crowd

About 130 audience members showed support for every speaker at a Coeur d’Alene listening session, hosted by the governor’s education task force.

State nervously eyes cabin lease deadline

Two weeks before the deadline, only 30 percent of the state’s lakeside cabin leaseholders have applied for renewal — and that could have troubling implications for the school endowment.