Day: August 28, 2013

Bonneville inks master agreement deal

Deal calls for restoring frozen portions of the salary grid, giving bonuses to experienced teachers and setting aside planning time for elementary teachers.

School fees are unfair, unconstitutional

For Idaho public education to demand fees to register for school or to participate in extra activities is yet another shackle that restrains the ability of Idaho’s poor to receive a quality education.

Will legislators fund the task force’s plans?

The Legislature’s top two budget-writers are voicing early support for one of the education task force’s big-ticket proposals: restoring $82.5 million that have been cut from school district budgets.

Minor incidents make first day typical

Meridian students and teachers survive and enjoy back to school

Second time around: three school levies pass

Meanwhile, voters in Homedale rejected a supplemental levy for the second time since May.