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Lawmakers consider solutions for school facilities problems
Sen. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls, who co-chairs the interim committee, hopes the group will have some “deliverables” in the coming weeks.
‘Not where we’d like to be:’ School safety assessments slowed during pandemic
Inspectors try to get into every K-12 school in Idaho every three years — looking for structural flaws or procedural problems that put kids and staff at risk. Last year, they barely made it into a fifth of the state’s schools.
Some Idaho parents frustrated by Empowering Parents grant program delays
Less than half of current 28,000 applications have been approved, education department says.
State commission reprimands teachers for sexual comments, aggressive behavior
The PSC revoked one certificate, and two educators received one-year suspensions.
Boise’s teenage trustee says he’s ‘in exactly the right spot’
“There’s nothing special about me,” Shiva Rajbhandari said. “Any student can serve on a school board and really bring a lot of value to the conversations that they’re having about policy, about facilities and really just about everything the board does.”
Idaho’s Board Chair of the Year offers advice from her 20 years of experience
Jefferson County’s Angie Robison would tell new board members: “Be open minded and always put the students first.”
Fall reading scores surpass pre-pandemic numbers
Nearly 57% of students in grades K-3 are reading at grade level this fall. INSIDE: Your school’s reading scores.
Yamamoto to head House Education, Horman to co-chair JFAC
In just her second term, Caldwell Republican Rep. Julie Yamamoto will chair one of the most closely watched committees in the Statehouse.
Analysis: The political bloodsport of the Legislature’s ‘organizational session’
Powerful leadership positions were on the line. A host of coveted committee assignments were up for grabs. And everything felt wide open; 45 of Idaho’s 105 are newly elected.
‘Time is precious’: Moscow community and parents mourn murder victims
Over 1,000 people attend a vigil in Moscow on Wednesday to remember the four slain University of Idaho students.