Day: July 17, 2013
Task force members discuss career ladder
The plan would increase starting teacher pay to $40,000, boost pay at the top end of the salary schedule, and provide leadership awards to teachers. The cost: $35 million to $43 million per year.
63 districts, charters commit to Idaho Leads
The project will assist more than 1,000 educators in building leadership capacity and implementing Idaho Core Standards over the next school year.
Lottery fever: record revenues for schools
Public schools hit a $30.1 million jackpot Tuesday — as K-12 received the bulk of a record-setting dividend from lottery ticket sales.
Endowment watch: Cabin site auction delayed
The auctions of three parcels along North Idaho’s Priest Lake are designed to give the state a better gauge of the value of undeveloped summer cabin sites.