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They’re not on their phones! Students choose to play on ninja warrior course
The community raised money for an outdoor obstacle course at Middleton Middle School.
District leaders to request changes in local K-12 funding
These changes or “resolutions” will be debated at the Idaho School Boards Association’s conference next month.
Forty-five and counting: Little’s growing field of State Board applicants
Seven people applied after Gov. Brad Little’s June 17 deadline. The list includes new appointee Shawn Keough, two former State Board members, and one of state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s top aides.
University presidents pledge collaboration during all-star panel discussion
Gov. Brad Little said it might have been the first time the general public got to watch four university presidents talk strategy with a sitting governor.
Ybarra’s new red tape committee to meet in secret Wednesday
The 18-member committee includes curriculum directors, state officials and superintendents from all over the state.
Abduction survivor shares her story with Idaho educators
Elizabeth Smart gave tips on how to respond if a student discloses abuse. Above all, believe that child, she said.
Bonneville patrons blast district’s handling of tax dollars
Results from a survey have the district reconsidering its time frame for floating bond issues.
Nampa’s Lone Star Middle School partners with HP
The partnership with focus on technology and personalized student learning.
Idaho misses all yearly ESSA benchmarks in math and English for second straight year
“It’s a very big concern,” said State Board of Education member Linda Clark.
Former Fruitland principal acquitted of sex crime charges
Mike Fitch, who resigned as Fruitland High School’s principal in April, faced two counts of sexual battery and one count of soliciting a prostitute.