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State Board to weigh higher education recommendations

The education policy setting body is set to meet at 3 p.m. Friday in Boise.

Jefferson County won’t ban classic novel

Administrators say alternative assignments will be provided to students concerned about a sexually charged passage in the book.

Boise schools offer up compromise in school calendar debate

Boise school officials have proposed a new date to kick off the 2018-19 school year. Find out when classes would start under the new plan.

Driving the bus and playing the blues: The ballad of Carlton Moore

Moore’s band is performing at a fundraiser sponsored by local bus drivers on Friday, Sept. 29 at Boise’s South Junior High.

Analysis: A taboo topic for the funding formula committee

Lawmakers are starting to talk about how to carve up dollars for K-12. But they have no interest in talking about whether Idaho should shift more school funding back to the property tax.

Petition launched to thwart prospect of Rigby High book ban

The petition has garnered over 500 signatures and 200 comments from people across Idaho, and overseas. 

Accuser extends deadline to resolve harassment, discrimination claim

The accuser originally gave the state until 5 p.m. today to resolve the claim.

Slowly, a school funding formula rewrite takes some shape

A legislative committee is talking about ditching Idaho’s old funding formula for an enrollment-based model. Here’s what that could mean for students and schools.

Dave Leroy, candidate for Congress

The former lieutenant governor and attorney general says the nation has a unique opportunity to repair “wreckage” in federal spending, health care and education, among other topics.

Luke Malek, candidate for Congress

Republican congressional candidate Luke Malek isn’t sold on dismantling a federal Education Department that provides $264 million a year to Idaho schools.