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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
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.
Few speak at task force’s Lewiston forum
The governor’s education task force held a listening session in Lewiston Monday. Only six people spoke to a small crowd.
Task force: Slow night in Twin Falls
Thursday was the second night of the state’s education reform roadshow.
Common Core a topic at post-session overview
Superintendent Tom Luna is holding several post-session meetings statewide; educators attending Monday’s meeting via the IEN at six different sites across Idaho.