Day: April 15, 2015
Observers: Ybarra recovered from rocky start to session
The first-year superintendent took heat for early-session budget stumbles — then earned praise for helping schools through the broadband crisis.
The feds’ $10 million threat is a joke
The consequences of Idaho not testing 95 percent of its students is misunderstood and overblown to the point undo pressure is being directed at parents, school board members and educators.
Teens find bargain prom wear
Prom season is here and Treasure Valley teens are in search of the perfect dress or tuxedo — typically a costly adventure. A teen spends on average $919 for the big dance, according to a national survey by Visa. But the Assistance League of Boise is making this trip down memory lane an affordable one…
Crapo, Risch support rural schools funding bill
The two-year extension will fund a program worth $7.2 million to Idaho schools in 2013-14.
Thousands of students take SATs free
State officials expect 18,923 juniors to take advantage of competing the college entrance exam for free.