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Otter signs pieces of the K-12 budget

Still sitting on Gov. Butch Otter’s desk: a bill to provide teachers a 1 percent raise and $15.8 million in leadership premiums. Otter has until April 4 to act on the bill.

Garden Valley names new superintendent

Marc Gee comes from Eastern Idaho’s Sugar-Salem schools — where he graduated high school, and returned to teach and work as a principal, assistant principal and federal programs director.

Students begin taking Common Core test

A handful of districts began administering the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests this week. In most districts, testing will begin after April 1.

State education officials hitting the road

The Education Department’s annual post-legislative tour will focus on issues ranging from teacher leadership premiums to broadband and WiFi systems.

Otter, Luna praise legislative focus on schools

Otter says lawmakers fulfilled his goals for education, while Democrats said not nearly enough work was done this year.

Session ends with a flurry of activity

Several key K-12 education bills passed on the final day of the 2014 legislative session.

An anatomy of the 2014 session

Do you have questions from the just-concluded 2014 session? We have answers.

Your guide to being an informed Idahoan

This is must-have stuff, including a link to our Bill Tracker, where you can find how lawmakers voted on education bills. Also inside: Links to finding out who your lawmakers are, data about your school and news about the May primary election.