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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.