Month: March 2019

Forensic audit ordered at Shelley

Documents obtained by Idaho Education News detail a range of past transactions at the high school that may have contributed to an ongoing outside investigation.

Episode 155: It Keeps Going and Going…

A pared-down funding formula bill is heading to the House floor for a vote. We’ll explain what it does and does not do.

Statehouse roundup, 3.29.19: Late-session movement on education budgets

State Board budget takes a hit but still advances; Senate approves funding to raise Idaho’s minimum teacher salary.

Rise: Voice of a new generation

The movie captures the essence of what it means to have student voice and leadership in education. Watch the premiere on Tuesday night at the Egyptian.

Statehouse roundup, 3.28.19: House Education braces for adjournment

The House Education Committee appears to have wrapped up its business for the year, but the session appears likely to continue into next week.

Writing funding formula ‘definitions’: it’s complicated

The new bill doesn’t try to rewrite Idaho’s K-12 funding formula. But that doesn’t mean it’s a simple piece of legislation.

Rise: The movie of a student-inspired school

See the Tuesday premiere. In other education news, a Caldwell student wins a sea-turtle expedition; an astronaut will visit Middleton and science-lovers gear up for a state competition.

House Education endorses pared-down funding bill

Several education groups were concerned about the bill’s wording on teacher salary schedules, and the way it defines economically disadvantaged students.

DeVos vs. Democrats: a quick recap

President Trump’s education secretary sparred with congressional Democrats Tuesday, over the White House’s proposed 10 percent cut in education spending.