IDAHO
Enrollment tops 300,000
Idaho’s largest school district became even larger. A once-tiny district grew by 31 percent. One school dropped by 21 percent.
Poll finds widespread support for state-funded pre-K
Idaho is one of only six states that does not fund preschool programs. And that is unlikely to change during the 2018 legislative session, despite the polling data released Wednesday.
House Education Committee to test remote testimony program
Residents won’t have to rearrange work schedules or brave icy highways to share their voice with the Legislature under a new pilot program.
Inside an innovation school where students run the show
One Stone inspires students to uncover and pursue their passions, and to direct their own learning.
Analysis: Otter delivers a commencement address of sorts
“Simply saying ‘no’ is not enough,” said Gov. Butch Otter, in a speech with moments of nostalgia and moments of admonishment. So how will lawmakers respond?
State of the State coverage: Otter calls for focus on Idaho students
In his final State of the State speech, Otter says the state of Idaho is “prosperous, positive and poised for even better times ahead.”
IBE sponsors education conversation
Monday’s speaker told Idaho leaders and lawmakers, “We’re not moving fast enough in education.”
Analysis: Otter meets the press … well, sort of
The governor’s last appearance at the Associated Press’ annual legislative preview was an uneven and disjointed event. He did say once again education will be his top priority.
Pocatello-Chubbuck patrons split over boundary-change prospect
The proposal to carve up new school boundaries and end a popular open-enrollment policy has spurred a tug of war for land in the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District.
Legislature’s revenue committee receives optimistic financial outlook
Unemployment is down, wages are up and lawmakers are about to begin looking at the 2019 budget, with education typically as its largest expense.