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Idaho Lottery gives schools record dividend
The money goes to support one-time construction projects and the Bond Levy Equalization Fund.
Draft day? K-12 funding formula rewrite could start Wednesday
When lawmakers meet at the Statehouse Wednesday, they plan to take the first steps to draft a new formula to carve up $1.8 billion for K-12.
Enrollment spikes at College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho’s newest community college doubles in size.
Analysis: A closer look at Idaho’s ‘college-ready’ ranking
Last week, U.S. News and World Report ranked Idaho No. 5 in the nation for college readiness, and education leaders and Idaho Republicans were atwitter. But overall, Idaho’s education system earned mediocre marks.
MAP: Where Idaho’s National Merit Scholars are from
UPDATED: Find out who received this prestigious scholarship.
Most principals earn high marks on annual evaluations
Some experts and studies peg principal evaluations as an increasingly vital area of accountability.
After 21 years of change, Balukoff steps away from Boise board
A new trustee will replace the accountant, businessman and two-time gubernatorial candidate. “It’ll be a little bit of a loss to be on the sidelines,” he said.
Lifelong Idahoan takes on challenging presidential position
The lawyer turned educator says Idaho State University is in a “fiscal crisis.”
New Plymouth appears poised to re-do superintendent hire
According to Thursday’s agenda, the board plans to declare it violated Idaho’s open meeting laws.
Middle-class families caught in a pre-K squeeze
While America’s low-income parents scramble for scarce public pre-K spots, middle-income parents scrounge to pay for increasingly costly private preschool.