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Education news brief from around Idaho
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Twin Falls superintendent to retire next year
Wiley J. Dobbs will stay on the job for 12 more months as the board searches for his replacement.
Trustees take a stand on their school funding priorities
The Idaho School Boards Association board says it will not support any new education budget line items until the group’s teacher pay and funding goals are met.
Overhauling the way Idaho funds schools could cost $131 million
A State Department analyst told a legislative committee reviewing Idaho’s funding formula that changing it would be “a particularly complex and potentially expensive endeavor.”
STEM Action Center to honor rockstar teachers
Caldwell’s Melyssa Ferro and Boise’s Sonia Galaviz were named winners of the Industry’s Excellent Educators Dedicated to STEM awards.
Dual credit in Idaho: What the state’s numbers say
The State Board of Education questioned the dual-credit program last week — but this assessment was based on parental feedback, not hard numbers.
Most districts, charters make school practice more transparent
Almost every Idaho superintendent made improvements to their websites, posting updated expenditures, contracts and strategic plans — requirements of state law.
No more Phantoms in Bonneville, for now
The district is reopening the naming process of its new high school after a social media outcry from unhappy patrons.
Second thoughts: State Board wants to keep dual-credit program intact
Four days earlier, the State Board had given preliminary approval to a proposal to limit high school students’ dual-credit course options.
More of the same in Pocatello — small crowds, similar feedback
The State Board of Education is hosting forums around the state to gather comments about a new school accountability model.