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Superintendent candidates echo familiar talking points at debates — and a Democrat takes the stage
INSIDE: See what the those running had to say about a range of issues ahead of the May 17 primary.
Plague followed by war: A personal story from Poland
Idaho education activist Terry Ryan is visiting schools in Poland, which could eventually have to find room for 700,000 new pupils.
Pocatello educators win ‘Oscars’ of teaching — and $25,000 each
Two teachers from the same district garnered national recognition last month, along with an unexpected cash prize for their leadership and innovation in their classrooms. Here’s how they do it.
Idaho’s version of the Common Core never quite fit. What’s next?
The state’s decade-old K-12 learning standards have had a long and simmering history. Legislators finally replaced them, but what happens now?
The 2022 Legislature gavels out: Let’s review the historic year for education
Here’s a recap of the impacts on teachers, school employees, parents, students and taxpayers.
Schools hesitant to join Idaho’s health insurance plan with incoming funding boost
Administrators worry added funding won’t cover the cost of the state’s comparatively low-premium, high-benefit plan for all employees.
Little vetoes bill that would continue funding schools based on enrollment
While the state’s default is to divide up K-12 funding based on average daily attendance, the State Board of Education — comprised mostly of Little appointees — has voted to temporarily switch the state over to enrollment-based funding in each of the last two school years to delink school funding from volatile pandemic-era attendance numbers.
Analysis: The library logjam, and a budget debate that has nothing to do with dollars
The debate over $3.5 million in libraries overshadowed a bigger theme: The education budgets were a big win for Gov. Brad Little, and disastrous for the Idaho Freedom Foundation and its Statehouse disciples.
80-year-old war veteran takes on the Idaho Freedom Foundation
It’s a battle Jim Jones believes is critical to preserving education and democracy in Idaho.
Analysis: Can Branden Durst win the superintendent’s race? It isn’t far-fetched
Branden Durst hopes to win the May 17 GOP state superintendent’s primary by running against all things Sherri Ybarra and Debbie Critchfield. Sometimes, a contrarian candidate wins in a closed Republican primary.