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First day of school for Lowell, Nick Smith
In addition to strengthening Lowell’s sense of community and security, new principal Nick Smith is dedicating himself to help teachers implement Idaho Core Standards.
Click here to see the ‘Teach’ preview
A Kuna teacher is featured in a CBS documentary airing in September. Take a sneak peak at the trailer.
Experts to examine rural Idaho schools
A group of national educators will conduct research in Idaho — seeking to identify challenges and solutions that could improve student achievement in rural schools.
Nampa teacher turnover rate at 23 percent
As the Nampa School District begins its 2013-14 school year and attempts to wipe out a $5 million shortfall, the teacher turnover rate appears to be even heavier than district administrators or union leaders expected.
K-12 task force endorses 21 proposals
A wide-ranging group of stakeholders OKs a wide-ranging menu of ideas.
Task force releases its wish list
Many ideas from the state’s education reform task force figure to be costly and controversial — and some sound familiar. Task force members will meet Friday to sort through the ideas and make recommendations to Gov. Butch Otter.
Bonneville reaches tentative master agreement
School district leaders and teachers called in a mediator after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement before the fiscal year turned over on July 1. Meanwhile, classes resume Sept. 3.
Homeland Security tests school safety
Homeland Security, Idaho State Police, Burley Fire and Cassia County Sheriff’s Office officials responded to a drill involving an enraged adult and a mock chemical spill.
Otter: Cost a ‘limiting factor’ in K-12 reform
For Gov. Butch Otter’s education reform task force, Friday is decision day. The group will meet Friday to hammer out its recommendations.
In Nampa, Sunny Ridge meets Lake Ridge
In Nampa, the first day of school brought together students and staffers from two nearby grade schools — including a school that was closed to reduce the district’s lingering shortfall.