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Trustees learn about Idaho’s developing education policies
The State Board of Education and the State Department of Education held information workshops during the annual trustees convention.
Analysis: What a Trump presidency might mean for K-12
The president-elect endorses school vouchers and condemns Common Core. But these positions won’t necessarily find traction, even in a GOP-dominated Statehouse.
Live election results
Full results: 100 percent of precincts have reported.
Trump wins big in Idaho, GOP expands Statehouse supermajority
As of early Wednesday, Republicans were poised to expand their supermajority in the Idaho Legislature after flipping three House seats and one in the Senate.
East Idaho students rock the ‘mock’ vote on election day
Though most can’t vote in the general election, Skyline High students turn to their schools mock elections to let their voiced be heard.
Pocatello superintendent earns the state’s biggest raise
Doug Howell topped this year’s list of superintendent raises, though he’s still No. 12 compared to his counterparts.
Bullying data remains unavailable
Officials at the State Department of Education say they are still collecting and verifying information from districts and charters.
And the winner is … Thunder Ridge Titans!
Bonneville School District trustees went through a lengthy process — and a do-over — to settle on a name for its new high school.
Education groups say they were shunned by the State Department of Education
Two leaders of associations that include hundreds of trustees and thousands of teachers say they were not consulted for the drafting of a school accountability plan designed to comply with new federal laws.
ESSA draft: Schools to pick their own accountability measure
The state’s plan for complying with a new federal law says schools will be measured by either student growth or proficiency — whichever’s higher.