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Senator wants civics test as graduation requirement
New bills on testing and campaign finance emerge Wednesday
Lawmakers spar over Ybarra’s role with deaf and blind
House Education Committee members sidetrack bill that would have allowed Ybarra to appoint replacement to board of the Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind
Gooding superintendent abruptly resigns
Mary Larson resigned Tuesday night, after seven turbulent months on the job.
Twin Falls educator teaches by example
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part of an ongoing series profiling influential or interesting members of Eastern Idaho’s educational community. If you’d like to suggest an educator or administrator to be profiled please email EdNews editor Jennifer Swindell at [email protected]. TWIN FALLS — One of the more difficult responsibilities for new teachers is figuring out…
Statehouse roundup: 2.10.15
Lawmakers also gave their initial approval to a bill to promote mastery-based learning in the schools.
Broadband impasse jeopardizes $245 million in federal funding
If the state cannot properly administer standardized tests this year, $245 million in federal funding is at risk, said John Goedde, an aide to Gov. Butch Otter.
Ybarra wants flexibility with board for the deaf and blind
Tim Corder is pushing a bill that would allow Ybarra to appoint a substitute to the board for the deaf and the blind — a position the state superintendent normally holds.
The inexact science of projecting growth
The job of projecting school “support units” isn’t an easy one. And since every unit equates to $86,000 in funding, accuracy is critical.
Goedde: Broadband network faces potential shutdown
If the state doesn’t come up with $1.6 million, according to an aide to Gov. Butch Otter, the Idaho Education Network could go dark by Feb. 22.
Ybarra now wants 3 percent teacher raises
Ybarra still backs a piloted approach to the career ladder, but wants all teachers to be able to receive a 3 percent raise.