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Another year, another record: Idaho’s supplemental levy bill keeps climbing
Ninety-two of Idaho’s 115 school districts will collect nearly $214 million in supplemental levies this year. But the reliance on voter-approved levies raises nagging concerns about equity.
School levies appear to violate state election law
Ballot measures in both the Lake Pend Oreille and Swan Valley school districts don’t include language detailing a levy’s potential impact on local taxpayers.
K-12 education task force approves five recommendations
Gov. Brad Little will now decide whether to accept the recommendations and how to implement them.
‘School within a school’ lets kids control their learning
Nearly a fourth of Rocky Mountain Middle School students set their own schedules and take tests when they’re ready.
Latino Listening Project wins Education Writers fellowship
The fellowship will support a year-long partnership between the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Education News.
Education task force set to vote on final recommendations
The “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” task force may narrow its list of recommendations down even further on Monday.
Coming Tuesday: A first-of-its-kind school election day
For the first time, Idaho voters will elect school trustees during a November election. But many voters won’t even notice the difference, because most school board races are uncontested so won’t appear on the ballot.
Middleton leaders say they’ve learned from last year’s Halloween nightmare
New superintendent Sherawn Reberry said the district is moving forward by building relationships in the community, and providing ongoing cultural competency training.
Madison approves nearly $500,000 in bonuses
All staff members will receive the extra cash in December.
Upgrades to Idaho Falls schools could start at $78 million
The money would fund “safety, capacity and critical upgrades” in a first renovation phase. School leaders discussed two other upgrade phases but not price tags for them.