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Bingham Academy rejects city’s request
The embattled charter school said it is “under no legal obligation” to obtain a conditional use permit. The city responded by digging in.
Critchfield is ready to call for changes
The State Board’s new president wants a more strategic and deliberative approach to improving education in Idaho.
Anonymous postcard lampoons Tromp, calls BSU diversity programs ‘clown world’
The postcards are the latest chapter in a public — and polarized — debate that has defined Marlene Tromp’s three weeks as Boise State president. A state senator called the mailing “cowardly” and “repulsive.”
After 29 years of on-the-job training, Coby Dennis takes over as Boise superintendent
The fourth-generation educator will head up the state’s second-largest school district. Could he also become a prominent figure in Idaho’s education policy debates?
Idaho teacher retention data mirrors national averages
INSIDE: A searchable tool with three years of retention data for Idaho schools and districts.
A short honeymoon: Tromp steps into a political crossfire
Twenty-eight of the House’s 56 Republicans want the new Boise State University president to reject a range of campus diversity programs. Legislative Democrats are coming to the programs’ defense.
What the new reading scores say — and what they don’t say
One key number: Nearly 26,000 K-3 students left Idaho schools this spring reading below grade level. And that’s after reading scores improved significantly over the school year.
New Boise superintendent receives $29,000 pay raise
Coby Dennis will receive more than $177,000 in his new job heading the Boise School District. Meanwhile, embattled Blaine County Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes will receive a raise that bumps her salary above the $180,000 threshold.
A.G.’s office will investigate charter commission meeting
The attorney general’s office is required to look into the complaint from Heritage Academy in Jerome. The April 11 closed meeting has created a rift between the state’s charter school commission and charter advocates.
A long way to go to meet Idaho SAT goals
While SAT scores fell on average across the state, some schools bucked the trend. Click in to see how well your school did on the test.