Plus, find out how a bill would allow students to tap into advanced opportunities funding to pay for career-technical education courses.
Veritas company resigns from The Village Charter
Board members unanimously accepted the separation after two hours in executive session.
Senate makes last-ditch funding formula push
The new bill could surface as early as Friday morning.
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Last-ditch funding formula bill is on hold
Idaho pre-K enrollment: Consistent, and consistently low
Vallivue bond issue withstands recount
Tort claim filed against Fruitland School District
The Village Charter faces risk of closure amid financial crisis
The school board is awaiting results of an outside audit and reviewing its relationship with an out-of-state vendor that has been managing its finances.
Statehouse roundup, 3.21.19: Teacher recertification bill heads to House floor
The education and budget-writing committees are winding down their work for the year. Get the latest news here.
Senate committee kills sex education ‘opt-in’ bill
Citing a range of concerns, senators voted to hold the bill. Its sponsor, Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, said she will bring back a new bill in 2020.
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School ‘turnaround’ legislation would reward failing schools
Idaho Promise would provide ‘last-dollar’ scholarships
Statehouse roundup, 3.20.19: Little signs teacher salary increase into law
Plus, catch up on the latest news involving charter school facilities funding, nontraditional teacher preparation programs and the career technical education budget.
Statehouse roundup, 3.19.19: House Education gets back to work
The House Education Committee didn’t talk about the K-12 funding formula rewrite — or Monday’s protest. And it’s unclear when the Senate will revisit the issue. Catch up on all the other Statehouse education news, including the latest on college scholarship funding.
Students clash in annual quiz bowl
Hundreds of East Idaho students competed in the science-focused event covering a range of academic subjects.
Coeur d’Alene invests in mental health and wellness initiatives
Prevention and intervention programs were initiated to combat drug abuse, stress, poverty, homelessness and depression.
Funding formula debate begins – but is the bill already dead for 2019?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Winder doesn’t see a funding formula rewrite passing this year. One of the bill’s co-authors, Sen. Lori Den Hartog, is still weighing options.
House committee members rebel against chairman
Committee member absences meant the House Education Committee could not vote on a new funding formula bill. House Speaker Scott Bedke did not condemn the eight Republican no-shows.
Salmon district under investigation for election law complaints
The Lemhi County Sheriff’s office is investigating allegations that the Salmon School Board used taxpayer dollars to encourage voters to pass a $25.6 million bond issue, which failed Tuesday.
Statehouse roundup, 3.15.19: House committee gets tangled up in ‘red-tape’ bill
In other Statehouse news, budget-writers pony up $3.8 million to boost minimum teacher salaries.
Statehouse roundup, 3.14.19: Funding formula bill gets its first hearing in the Senate
The Senate Education Committee could hold a full public hearing on the bill Monday. In other news, the Senate approved an additional $7 million for state college scholarships, and the House approved a bill creating a unique certificate for charter school administrators.
Sex ed bill draws heated debate, but its potential impact remains vague
In the coming weeks, state senators could take up the debate over stricter sex ed policies for Idaho students. If they pass the measure, what would that mean for Idaho students?
Coffee Club sparks classroom engagement at Caldwell High
“I’m not saying it’s a direct correlation, but the only thing I’ve changed is coffee,” says teacher Andi Arnold.
Statehouse roundup, 3.13.19: Senate passes K-12 budgets; controversial scholarship tax credit bill resurfaces
The bill would provide $15 million in tax credits for donors who support private school scholarship programs. Last year, a broad spectrum of education groups opposed the idea.
Another day, another funding formula bill makes its debut
The new bill is likely to go back to the Senate Education Committee, in the next few days.
School elections: Vallivue bond vote too close to call, others fall short
The nailbiter in Canyon County was symptomatic of a rocky election day across the state. See complete results inside.
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Last-ditch funding formula bill is on hold
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer had hoped to introduce the bill as early as Friday.
Idaho pre-K enrollment: Consistent, and consistently low
Roughly two-thirds of Idaho’s 3- and 4-year-olds are not in a pre-kindergarten program, one of the lowest enrollment rates in the nation.
Vallivue bond issue withstands recount
The vote tally didn’t change Tuesday. The $65.3 million bond issue cleared the two-thirds supermajority threshold by two votes.
Tort claim filed against Fruitland School District
According to the civil claim, multiple people within the Fruitland School District knew of high school Principal Mike Fitch’s “predatory behavior,” but failed to act. Fitch faces two misdemeanor criminal counts of sexual battery and a misdemeanor count of soliciting a prostitute.
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School ‘turnaround’ legislation would reward failing schools
The bill would award incentives to failing schools that are otherwise not available to the best schools and their teachers.
Idaho Promise would provide ‘last-dollar’ scholarships
It is time to fund a proven approach toward increasing post-secondary attainment.