Day: March 18, 2015
Committee passes anti-bullying bill
Testimony was emotional over a bipartisan bill designed to identify and curb bullying in Idaho schools.
Idaho’s new graduation rate: 77.3 percent
But the 2013-14 State Department of Education numbers reflect newer and tighter federal guidelines — and cannot be compared with higher rates from previous years.
Borah teen starts dedicated path toward being a surgeon
The 17-year-old student-athlete owns a 5.0 grade-point average in Advanced Placement classes and he’s enrolled in a a nursing program.
North Idaho school embraces four-day weeks
The switch hasn’t been a huge cost savings, but Boundary County parents, teachers and students have made it part of the community’s culture.
Of salamanders and diapers …
In a quick about-face, the House State Affairs Committee has endorsed a Boise eighth-grader’s bill honoring the Idaho giant salamander.