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Analysis: Lawmakers agree to spend another $410 million … somewhere

Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature signed off on big education funding increases — without a plan for spending the money. A new cadre of legislators will go a long way toward setting the narrative — and spending the money.

Campus news items: Idaho State awards scholarships to all of its education students

In other items, Boise State University releases details about its record research year, and the University of Idaho announces a new robotics laboratory.

Apply now for Empowering Parents grants

The $50 million pot of money is intended to help Idahoans cover educational costs for their children.

Nampa to consider new process for removing books

The proposal follows weeks of discussion after trustees in June called for a new policy to guide future complaints.

Reclaim Idaho organizers pull Quality Education Act from November ballot

Sponsors of the education funding initiative removed it because of a law legislators passed during the recent special session.

Rural teacher incentive program will take applications by the end of September

Up to 500 teachers will be awarded $12,000 over four years.

Math and reading scores plummet on national test, erasing 20 years of progress

Put another way: It’s as if 9-year-olds were performing at the same level in math as 9-year-olds did back in 1999, and at the same reading level as in 2004.

Four incumbents, Boise student win Boise trustee races

Voters made one change: Shiva Rajbhandari, a Boise High School student who recently turned 18, unseated incumbent Steve Schmidt, appointed to the board less than a year ago.

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.