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New reading scores: Kindergarten numbers drop further, achievement gaps linger

Reading scores increased in grades 1-3 compared to a year ago, all according to the latest release of reading scores.

EdNews’ new website provides transparency on progress towards Idaho’s education goals

The purpose of the new site is to help educators, parents, lawmakers and taxpayers better understand the expectations and goals of those who lead Idaho’s public education system.

Task force leaders record special EdNews podcast

Listen as Debbie Critchfield, Bill Gilbert and Greg Wilson answer critical education questions during a 45-minute interview.

Universities asked to reduce spending; K-12 budgets to be protected

Gov. Brad Little is attempting to align spending with revenue trajectories for this year and next. He has some exemptions.

Charter proposal falls on final day of ISBA convention

One of the closest votes of the day was a resolution to limit the number of charter schools allowed per 25,000 residents of a school district.

Little asks state agencies to cut spending while protecting education budgets

Little is asking agencies to cut 1 percent from the current year’s budget and reduce next year’s base budgets by 2 percent.

School elections: A mixed bag on levies, a spate of school board upsets

Lake Pend Oreille and Minidoka County voters narrowly passed supplemental levies, while Nampa’s supplemental levy failed by 11 votes. Meanwhile, incumbent trustees lost from Lakeland to Middleton, from West Ada to Teton County.

K-12 enrollment continues to grow

The latest statewide fall enrollment tally: 310,628 — up 3,400 students, or about 1.1 percent from last year.

Another year, another record: Idaho’s supplemental levy bill keeps climbing

Ninety-two of Idaho’s 115 school districts will collect nearly $214 million in supplemental levies this year. But the reliance on voter-approved levies raises nagging concerns about equity.