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Process begins to select College of Eastern Idaho trustees
Bonneville County residents will soon have the chance to apply for the trustee spots, which could be filled by mid-July.
Bonneville trustees approve boundaries for new high school and elementary schools
“It’s not a fun decision to make,” said Bonneville’s assistant superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme, “but I think we’ve done our best.” Hundreds of elementary and secondary kids will be relocated.
Trump seeks big K-12 budget shift, to chilly reviews
The Trump budget proposes a $1.4 billion shift into school choice programs. In an about-face, Republican state superintendent Sherri Ybarra said the proposed $9 billion in cuts are unacceptable.
South Fremont’s ‘STEAM’ program boosts student performance
Like the widely adopted STEM approach to learning, South Fremont High School’s STEAM program emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math — but also throws art into the equation.
Education news from around Idaho
This week’s briefs feature a Boise High School teacher, two schools awarded the NewSchools Venture Fund and a grant awarded to the Educate Idaho Network.
State releases revamped science standards proposal
The new standards suggest “human intervention can mitigate potential issues” with climate change, the State Department of Education said Friday. The 2017 Legislature rejected a series of standards referring to climate change — and lawmakers will have the last word on the new language.
Voters approve College of Eastern Idaho. What’s next?
Transforming EITC into the College of Eastern Idaho still carries a variety of academic, infrastructural and financial implications.
Bonneville voters OK community college
In other results, Idaho voters approved $42.8 million in school bond issues and levies.
Of boundaries and buses: Nampa residents seek to leave district
Some residents on the northern fringe of the Nampa School District want to send their kids to the Vallivue School District — and campuses within walking or cycling range of their homes.
Fifty-seven schools prepare to roll out new K-3 reading test
After a one-year pilot project, the State Department of Education expects to roll out the new K-3 reading test statewide in 2018-19.