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Otter all but writes off higher education CEO proposal
On Thursday, Gov. Butch Otter seemed to abandon one of his top legislative priorities for 2018. He also deflected questions on gun control in the aftermath of Wednesday’s mass shooting at a Florida high school.
Town torn over prospect of boundary change
Patrons in Teton are torn over a plan to relinquish land and property worth millions of dollars to a neighboring school district.
School savings accounts top $275 million
The latest numbers, released by the State Department of Education, reveal an overall savings increase of nearly $60 million since 2015, when statewide savings topped $215 million.
Idaho’s 2017 graduation rate unchanged from 2016
Once again, 79.7 percent of eligible students graduated.
House Education Committee again removes references to climate change
The Senate Education Committee is expected to take up the science standards next.
GOP candidates raise $1.6 million in bid to succeed Otter
The three major candidates — Tommy Ahlquist, Raul Labrador and Brad Little — are fundraising aggressively in the runup to the May 15 Republican primary. It’s early, but fundraising in the Democratic primary is off to a slow start.
Weird science: Standards hearing marked by confusion, questions
Lawmakers took no action Thursday, and they expect to reconvene the hearing Friday morning at the Statehouse.
Ybarra asks lawmakers to increase public school funding by 6.8 percent
“As we take stock of the five-year plan to improve K-12 education, we are on the right track,” Ybarra told lawmakers.