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Little celebrates national Computer Science Education Week
Students at Boise’s Garfield Elementary worked on coding projects with help from Micron and Intuit employees, Tuesday, and one class had a special visitor from the Statehouse.
Cigarette use drops, but students considering suicide remains high
The Idaho Youth Risk Behavior Survey tracks changes and trends in the well being and safety of high school students.
White Pine board chair resigns after tense public exchange
The exchange and resignation marked the latest in the charter school’s ongoing effort to reorganize its governing board after fallout from a botched school board election.
Little names Boise businessman to State Board
Kurt Liebich had served on Little’s K-12 task force. This marks the second time Little has found a State Board appointee from his task force — bypassing more than three dozen applicants who turned in paperwork months earlier.
Public Charter School Commission director announces resignation
Tamara Baysinger says she’ll call it quits after Christmas.
The midyear higher education budget cuts: What we know
Several of Idaho’s colleges and universities will trim payroll costs to meet Gov. Brad Little’s request. But some cost-cutting plans are still in the works.
Little predicts tight budget year while calling for K-12 investments
“I can tell you this: education will remain my top priority,” Little said at Wednesday’s ATI Conference in Boise.
As the weather cools, holiday art contests heat up
Find out who won the Boise School District holiday card contest. And there’s still time for teens to test their art skills in another contest.
Mortimer won’t seek reelection
The Idaho Falls businessman and current Senate Education Committee chairman says he’ll call it quits after the 2020 legislative session.
State Board reviewing more than 100 master educator premium applications
About 100 teachers appealed the initial decision, and state officials discovered a database error that may have improperly rejected another 12 portfolios.