Day: July 22, 2014

Public meetings devoted to new law

Beginning next week, parents and high school students can attend a series of regional meetings to learn if they can obtain up to $600 for college courses and exams.

One more year: NCLB waiver extended

Idaho’s 2-year-old No Child Left Behind waiver will remain in place through 2014-15. But some changes are afoot — including beefed-up reports on college “go-on” rates.

A closer look at the State Board picks

Documents released to Idaho Education News by Gov. Butch Otter’s office shed some light on some — but not all — of the applicants for two State Board of Education vacancies. Some applications have already been destroyed, an Otter aide said Tuesday.