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Cardinal Academy for parenting teens opens its doors to students
The school’s six teachers all cater to numerous grade levels, and work with students who often experience gaps in their education.
Feds approve Idaho’s K-12 spending plan
The state can now access another $146 million to spend on public schools.
Districts worry about return to attendance-based funding amid COVID-19 absences
Some districts are seeing 15-20% absence rates, which could hurt the attendance averages used to calculate payments from the state.
Analysis: Idaho faces a sudden, unsurprising surge in K-12 coronavirus cases
It’s fair to ask if state officials and educators were slow to see the looming threat of the delta variant. But what state leaders say now might be even more important.
Idaho climbs in national graduation rankings
The state escaped the bottom 10 for grad rates during the pandemic, according to our nationwide analysis.
West Ada superintendent decides to mandate masks
The new requirement is effective Friday, Sept. 10. In the Nampa School District, trustees voted 2-2 to keep masks optional.
Victor’s mask debacle reflects statewide debate
The mayor made masks mandatory. The school district is refusing to comply. The intergovernmental spat has simmered into a legal debate.
Schools report low bullying numbers from 2019-20 school year
Idaho administrators reported 1,750 incidents of bullying among more than 300,000 youth. Children report different numbers.
Idaho teachers’ retirement benefits among the best in the country, says study
But the ranking leaves in question how much a high-ranked retirement offering can offset low-ranked wages, as school hiring teams navigate a competitive job market.
Analysis: Will lawmakers embrace, or ignore, McGeachin’s task force?
The lieutenant governor’s education task force needs the Legislature — specifically, like-minded conservatives who hold considerable sway at the Statehouse — because the group is otherwise short on allies.