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Critchfield announces transition team

…drawn-out process in 2014. The team includes three lawmakers on Statehouse education committees – Sen. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls, and Reps. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell, and Judy Boyle, R-Midvale – alongside…

UPDATED STORY: Breaking down the IEA’s fall endorsements

…committees: Sens. Dave Lent and Kevin Cook, both R-Idaho Falls; Sen. David Nelson, D-Moscow; Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking, D-Boise; House Education Chairman Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls; Rep. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell; Rep….

New legislative working group kicks off discussion on school buildings

…said that figure is still too low. Legislators had other ideas. Rep. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell, asked Grover about the possibility of creating three standard state-funded building plans for districts to…

Superintendent candidates gear up for final weeks to election

…more than an eight-to-one ratio. Critchfield’s campaign zeroes in on funding, workforce readiness, professional support and school choice. She’s been endorsed by Rep. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell, who sits on the…

Election Notes: May 2-6

5.2.22: Bedke’s Statehouse endorsements underscore legislative rift In a show of support — and also a sign of discord among Statehouse Republicans — House Speaker and lieutenant governor’s candidate Scott…

May 9 update: Critchfield continues fundraising dominance in state superintendent’s race

…for lieutenant governor; Caroline Nilsson Troy, Genesee, ($500, via donation with her husband David Troy); Julie Yamamoto, Caldwell, ($1,000); and Lori McCann, Lewiston, ($200). Former state Republican lawmakers: House Speaker…

Election Notes: April 4-8

…Pocatello; Lori McCann, Lewiston; John Vander Woude, Nampa; Jon Weber, Rexburg; and Julie Yamamoto, Caldwell. Retiring Reps. Randy Armstrong, Inkom; Marc Gibbs, Grace; Clark Kauffman, Filer; Gary Marshall, Idaho Falls;…

How Idaho Business for Education graded the 2022 Legislature

…120%; John McCrostie, D-Garden City, 120%; Sally Toone, D-Gooding, 120%; Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell, 120%; Gary Marshall, R-Idaho Falls, 80%; Judy Boyle, R-Midvale, 40%; Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, 20%; Codi Galloway,…

New full-day kindergarten bill fast-tracked through Idaho House

…show those results,” said Rep. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell. “I think it’s well worth the money to do that.” HB 790 still has to clear the Senate, which passed its original…

Despite cost questions, lawmakers inch closer to a standards overhaul

Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell, sought to assure students that teachers had worked on the new standards, and the rewrite will help teachers and students alike. “We might be old but we…