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‘I don’t like what’s happened over the last 10 years:’ C. Scott Green’s return to the U of I
The Moscow native and Boise High graduate brings a nontraditional background to the president’s job.
Jerome ‘unlikely’ to oversee Heritage Academy
The Jerome-based charter school asked the district to consider being its authorizing body amid fallout with the Idaho Public School Charter Commission.
‘You’re part of my team:’ Little addresses school administrators
In two speeches Wednesday, Idaho’s governor recapped education talking points on teacher salaries, literacy and the state’s postsecondary completion goal. But he didn’t bring up two simmering education controversies.
Middleton selects Sherawn Reberry as new superintendent
Candidates included a California administrator, a former political candidate and a director for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy.
More than 2,000 new charter school seats to open this fall
The new seats are part of a multimillion-dollar push led by charter support group Bluum to grow and expand charters in Idaho.
Most districts come close to complying with Idaho’s transparency laws
An Idaho Education News review of 158 school districts and charters found that 86 comply with five different requirements for internet transparency law.
‘Inclusion is not a partisan issue:’ College of Idaho issues pro-diversity statement
In a statement sent to news outlets, the College of Idaho’s co-presidents said “diversity and inclusion is a win/win that should bring us together.”
What’s next on the American Indian mascot issue?
On the heels of the Teton School District’s decision in July, a spokeswoman said the Shoshone-Bannock tribes were not planning to lobby against other American Indian mascots. But in a June position paper, the tribes urged the state to prohibit American Indian nicknames.
Slideshow: EdNews Announces Summer Photo Contest Winner
Find out which photo was voted the best of the summer.
A.G.’s office: Charter commission appeared to violate state open meeting law
The commission’s chair agrees with the attorney general’s conclusions, which represent yet another public rebuke of a commission that oversees most of Idaho’s charter schools.