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Ybarra makes one last push for teacher pay, raises for staffers
Lame-duck state superintendent Sherri Ybarra is proposing an additional $158.7 million for K-12 — a 6.9% increase for the budget year beginning July 1. Nearly half of the new money would go into pay raises.
Education foundations have evolved and found their footing in Idaho
These behind-the-scenes organizations — led mostly by community volunteers — close the funding gaps to support teachers and students.
Little, lawmakers agree on $650 million in tax cuts, $410 million in education spending
With only one bill on the agenda — but with more than $1 billion on the line — the Idaho Legislature returned to session Thursday morning.
Indoctrination concerns prompt West Bonner trustees to yank curriculum
Approving a new curriculum could take months, and Superintendent Jackie Branum said finding materials that don’t mention SEL will be almost impossible.
CDA levy fails; Middleton, Vallivue bond issues fall
On a $261.4 million school election day, the three biggest ballot measures failed.
Their classroom is a grassy park, yurt, school garden, potato farm or the Idaho wilderness
More Idaho parents want their kids to log off the computer and head outside to learn.
No ‘weak link’: Bub assembles all-star cast to lead West Ada after two bumpy years
The superintendent of Idaho’s largest district wants his to be a poster child for education success.
Lost donors, calls for action: An in-depth look inside Boise State’s Scott Yenor firestorm
An email paper trail, obtained by Idaho Education News through a public records request, answers some questions that Boise State University won’t. The emails also offer a window into a university under a public relations siege.
Boise State sought $700 for Tromp’s emails — then backpedaled
The state’s largest public university threatened to charge Idaho Education News more than $700 for emails mentioning polarizing political science professor Scott Yenor.
Bonds and Levies
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