Day: August 22, 2013
Task force releases its wish list
Many ideas from the state’s education reform task force figure to be costly and controversial — and some sound familiar. Task force members will meet Friday to sort through the ideas and make recommendations to Gov. Butch Otter.
In Wendell, a switch in school schedules
The Magic Valley school district joins the growing ranks of schools that have adopted a four-day class calendar.
North Star, Meridian come to agreement
Two months ago, Idaho’s largest school district began the public process of trying to close one of the state’s largest charter schools. On Thursday, the Meridian School Board did an about-face.
Bonneville reaches tentative master agreement
School district leaders and teachers called in a mediator after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement before the fiscal year turned over on July 1. Meanwhile, classes resume Sept. 3.