Day: October 30, 2013
K-12 budget increase drops to 5.4 percent
Thanks to a change in retirement benefit calculations, more than $7 million has been cut from the proposed FY15 school budget — all without cutting spending for education programs or funding.
Report: Teacher taped student’s mouth
North Star Charter School is saying little about the reported incident, and the complaint against fifth-grade teacher Julie Handyside.
Hear from task force members Nov. 13
Three members of the 31-person task force will discuss the plan at a City Club of Boise forum.
Caldwell goes green for school resources
Under a new curbside recycling partnership, Republic Services will send $1 from Caldwell customers’ bills to a comprehensive go-on program that starts with preschool.