Dan Goicoechea resigned from the State Department of Education on Monday, the same day a tort claim was filed against him by a former colleague at a different state agency.
Ybarra’s new spokesman leaves after one month on the job
Dan Goicoechea, Ybarra’s deputy of government affairs and spokesman, resigned on Monday.
Emergency levy bill exceeds $10 million
At least 12 growing districts across the state will collect emergency levies. Last year’s emergency levies totaled $9.1 million. Unlike other levies, emergency levies do not require voter approval.
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In New Mexico, another heated debate over science standards
Magic Valley districts fill vacancies with unlicensed teachers
Colorado issues its own college completion goal
Nampa to seek supplemental levy in November
Church missions continue to drag down Idaho’s first-year college go-on rates
Students in East Idaho are more likely to go on a two-year mission right out of high school, which affects first-year college go-on rates.
Target 2025? Task force presses reset on the ’60 percent goal’
Gov. Butch Otter’s higher education task force wraps up its work by rethinking the state’s much-touted — but elusive — college completion goal.
The higher ed task force recommendations, at a glance
A statewide “digital campus.” Higher education funding based on student outcomes. Degrees based on subject mastery, not classroom hours. Here’s a closer look at the higher education task force’s wish list.
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‘Co-op’ model could solve underlying problems in higher education
The real work happens in local districts and classrooms
‘She was the closest thing I knew to a saint’
Marilyn Shuler was honored posthumously by Idaho Voices for Children during a Friday luncheon that featured a record crowd.
Idaho’s ESSA plan goes to the feds
It took nearly 18 months and seven drafts to complete, but Idaho has turned in its 84-page plan to comply with the 2015 federal education law.
SPECIAL REPORT: Reading scores fall short of schools’ own goals
Local school leaders were supposed to set benchmark goals for the first year of Idaho’s $11.25 million literacy initiative. Most did. Some didn’t. And a few set goals that were lower than previous years’ scores.
‘Students going on after high school is my heart and soul’
Idaho’s 2018 Teacher of the Year is most passionate about preparing teens for college and careers.
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Expert analysis and the latest news from award-winning journalist Kevin Richert.
In New Mexico, another heated debate over science standards
New Mexico’s education department has edited the standards’ wording on evolution and climate change, to the chagrin of science teachers and environmentalists.
Magic Valley districts fill vacancies with unlicensed teachers
As Idaho grapples with an ongoing teacher shortage, Magic Valley schools are filling vacancies through alternative routes — and, in some cases, by hiring unlicensed teachers.
Colorado issues its own college completion goal
While Idaho wrestles with its “60 percent” postsecondary completion goal, Colorado wants 66 percent of its adults to hold a degree or postsecondary certificate.
Nampa to seek supplemental levy in November
The two-year, $18.75 million levy replaces a smaller two-year levy passed in 2015. The district says rising property values will cover the difference.
Voices
Educators, community members and students share their opinions about Idaho education.
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‘Co-op’ model could solve underlying problems in higher education
The secret sauce is very simple – university students spend their school career alternating between full-time school semesters and full-time work semesters.
The real work happens in local districts and classrooms
State Board member Debbie Critchfield says the influence of dynamic teachers, informed policies and committed adults will drive improvements to student achievement.