Day: August 18, 2015

Land Board increases public school payments

Idaho’s public schools are poised to receive a nearly $4 million funding boost during the upcoming budget year thanks to an increase in state endowment payments. On Tuesday morning at the Statehouse, the state Land Board voted unanimously to increase distributions for public schools for 2016-17 by $3.966 million. Public schools are the biggest beneficiaries…

Ybarra responds to Troy teacher’s plea for funding changes

Renae Bafus’ letter to Superintendent Sherri Ybarra was shared hundreds of times on social media with many calling for a response from the schools’ chief.

Troy teacher: ‘Idaho cannot continue to tolerate mediocrity’

State superintendent Sherri Ybarra is pushing to restore school funding to 2009 levels. That’s not good enough, says Troy teacher Renae Bafus.