Day: January 21, 2016
Otter’s $10.7 million literacy initiative: a closer look
Optional, all-day kindergarten for struggling readers is one component of Otter’s plan to improve literacy rates by third grade.
JFAC chair faces a new challenge — and vocal opposition
Will Shawn Keough’s work on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee help her at the polls — or hurt her?
Working group formed to revamp school funding formula
The group, unveiled late Thursday afternoon, is unlikely to produce any legislation during the 2016 session.
Students learn by stepping back into the 1800s
Every year more than 2,000 students visit Boise’s historic Bown House to learn about Idaho history.
State Board to spearhead accountability effort
The State Board of Education hopes to field test the new system during the 2016-17 school year.
Statehouse roundup, 1.21.16: 60 percent goal — and more
A nonbinding resolution touts Idaho’s oft-stated — and ambitious — goal to boost Idaho’s postsecondary completion rate.