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A polarizing presence, at the center of NIC’s dysfunction
Board chairman Todd Banducci led the charge to fire North Idaho College’s president, and promote its wrestling coach as an interim successor. In a January 2021 email, Banducci railed about a liberal “deep state” at NIC.
School districts brace for new learning standards
The 2022 Legislature finally approved revisions to the state’s framework for learning — and put districts up against the clock to make changes ahead of next school year.
Analysis: Schools move quickly, but not easily, into all-day kindergarten
Three of Idaho’s largest districts are jumping into tuition-free, all-day kindergarten — a move that poses some serious logistical challenges.
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.