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Lawmaker explains his perfect score on Ed News quiz
The Idaho Ed News quiz this week was the talk of the Statehouse among lawmakers. Ed News readers and Idaho lawmakers took the challenge to see how well they knew their representatives and senators. Our records show only two lawmakers scored a perfect score; Rep. Mat Erpelding, D-Boise, and Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell. “I thought…
Lawmakers praise Ybarra’s push for federal waiver
The new state superintendent held her ground on the need for students to take the Common Core-aligned SBAC exams this spring.
JFAC calls for 7.4 percent school funding increase
The 2015-16 school budget would fully fund the first year of the career ladder teacher salary proposal.
Madison’s ISAT opt-out could cost Idaho $10 million
Superintendent says he won’t participate in another statewide endeavor that costs millions, takes away from instructional time and is not what’s best for kids.
Kids spend Spring Break with shelter animals
Kids who love animals are spending Spring Break at the Idaho Humane Society this week in Boise. The third annual “Friends for Life” spring break camp is hosting 26 kids, ages 7-14, from different schools to learn how to be a responsible pet owner. “We are able to teach kids about animal responsibility and safety,”…
Broadband: Goedde questions whether cost savings will stand up
School districts have saved by switching away from Idaho Education Network contractors, but the numbers are not an apples-to-apples comparison, an aide to Gov. Butch Otter said Thursday.
Committee passes anti-bullying bill
Testimony was emotional over a bipartisan bill designed to identify and curb bullying in Idaho schools.
Borah teen starts dedicated path toward being a surgeon
The 17-year-old student-athlete owns a 5.0 grade-point average in Advanced Placement classes and he’s enrolled in a a nursing program.
Students publish book through writers program
It was a day of achievement for kids at the Idaho Distance Education Academy (IDEA). On Tuesday, IDEA students gathered to read a book they published in collaboration with The Cabin’s Writers in the schools program. “It is really great when students have these type of opportunities because they get to work with professional writers…
Gardening education comes to a Boise park
A new park devoted to gardening education officially opened Monday when Boise city officials and staff from the Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS) cut a ribbon to a 1,500-square-foot, barn-shaped center at Comba Park. “The new barn is a huge asset for the city because we are able to offer garden-base education to the youth…