State Board of Education
Another state shutters its schools for the year
Ten states have closed schools for the rest of the academic year, Education Week reports. The State Board of Education is expected to revisit Idaho’s school closures Monday.
State Board orders four-week school closure
The directive runs through April 20.
Little’s State Board search: How it all unfolded (so far)
Emails to and from the governor’s office — obtained by Idaho Education News — weave a behind-the-scenes story that began weeks before Gov. Brad Little publicly courted applicants for two State Board vacancies.
West Ada, Boise teachers will receive a majority of master educator premiums
“I don’t think it’s reflective of the quality of teachers around the state,” a Boise teachers’ union leader said Tuesday.
State Board asks Ybarra to justify her $100 million budget increase
“Are we going to see better graduation rates, see more students succeeding and how are we measuring that?” one Board member asked.
Forty-five and counting: Little’s growing field of State Board applicants
Seven people applied after Gov. Brad Little’s June 17 deadline. The list includes new appointee Shawn Keough, two former State Board members, and one of state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s top aides.
Who’s on Little’s State Board of Education short list?
It not clear if Gov. Brad Little has moved on from a field of 38 people who applied in June. But it is clear that he has expanded his field of vision.
More than 1,200 teachers will receive state master educator premiums
About 87 percent of applicants will receive one of the new state premiums, which could be worth $12,000 over three years.
Keough emerged late in Little’s State Board search
Shawn Keough put in for a spot on the State Board of Education in August, more than a month after Gov. Brad Little had said he was cutting off applications for two board vacancies.
Keough named to State Board
Shawn Keough spent 22 years in the state Senate, and co-chaired the Legislature’s powerful budget committee. This summer, she has played a prominent role on Gov. Brad Little’s K-12 task force.