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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.
Little celebrates special session wins with elementary kids
He told the students that the law passed last week is a part of Idaho history. “I know you’re all interested in this,” Little said with laughter.
Where did $50 million in pandemic education relief money in Idaho go?
State paid over $2.6 million in administrative fees to ClassWallet, the vendor of software that Idaho hired to run its Strong Families, Strong Students Program.
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.
With foundation grants, the teachers drive how money is spent
Foundations also support families in need, staff recognition programs and offer college scholarships.
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.
Report: 22% of administrators fall short of meeting teacher-evaluation requirements
Still, state reviewers found “promise” in a new batch of data and offered five recommendations to the State Board for improving the evaluations process.