Gov. Butch Otter

Eleven questions the 2018 legislative session will answer

The 2018 legislative session opens a pivotal year in Idaho politics. Here is what to look for this session, and what’s at stake for teachers, students and taxpayers.

Breaking: IBE outlines legislative goals, and scoops Otter

Idaho Business for Education says it will work with Gov. Butch Otter to hire a “CEO” to streamline the state’s higher education system.

Otter calls for higher education shakeup

The Republican governor teased out proposals that are expected to dominate his final State of the State address.

Target 2025? Task force presses reset on the ’60 percent goal’

Gov. Butch Otter’s higher education task force wraps up its work by rethinking the state’s much-touted — but elusive — college completion goal.

Idaho’s ESSA plan goes to the feds

It took nearly 18 months and seven drafts to complete, but Idaho has turned in its 84-page plan to comply with the 2015 federal education law.

A decisive meeting looms for higher ed task force

The gubernatorial task force will meet in Boise Friday — and is likely to come up with recommendations for Gov. Butch Otter and the 2018 Legislature.

Supreme Court keeps grocery tax on the books

In a divided and nuanced decision, the Supreme Court kept the sales tax on groceries intact. The $80 million repeal could affect available funding for K-12 and higher education.

New report outlines education’s role in work force development

At Gov. Butch Otter’s request, 17 industry representatives spent six months studying work force development issues. The group has plenty of homework for Idaho’s education system.

Otter pledges continued support for education

Idaho’s governor told a crowd of business leaders that the creation of the new College of Eastern Idaho will better prepare the workforce to fill in-demand jobs.

Otter pushes for Bonneville County community college

Creating a full-fledged community college represents “a smart investment that will keep paying off for years to come,” Gov. Butch Otter said in a guest opinion issued Friday.