Day: February 20, 2013

BSU project funded through June 2014

The Idaho Leads Project, supported by a grant from the Albertson Foundation, will continue to help strengthen leadership capacity in Idaho’s K-12 schools.

Charter buildings stipend bill introduced

At two recent “listening sessions,” charter school advocates clamored for more money. But this bill, creating a $1.4 million stipend for charter facilities, is likely to face a Statehouse battle.

Record number of students taking AP courses

The number of Idaho high school graduates who have taken an AP exam increased by 75 percent over the past 10 years.

Better education creates better opportunities

Idaho’s education system is not producing graduates with
the skills businesses need. And that’s a problem.

Citing ‘Luna Laws,’ Democrats decry initiative bill

The Idaho Farm Bureau and a key senator want to tighten Idaho’s initiative and referendum process. Democrats say the bill would make it more difficult for voters to throw out laws — as they did last November.