Month: August 2019

East Idaho educators voice support for Core Standards

East Idaho educators had a clear message for the State Board of Education Tuesday night: Leave Idaho’s version of Common Core alone.

Educators showed up in force at the hearings to defend the Idaho Core Standards because they know what is best for our students.

Idaho taxpayers continue to front the bill for education and have yet to see the investment pay off.

The North Idaho elementary school also offers small class sizes, a “jump-start” program and a canine-focused reading class.

As a U of I graduate and a state senator, I welcome President Green and offer my support to help him achieve the university’s vision.

“It’s unfortunate that it happened, and it wasn’t intentional,” said the school’s board chair.

The group considered commonly accepted school safety standards and creating uniform responses for events such as lockdowns.

The Department of Health and Welfare will continue taking comments at public hearings this week.

State superintendent Sherri Ybarra will hit the road for much of the week — except Friday when nothing is scheduled.

We focus on Tromp’s first few weeks on the job, her address to the university this week and our interview with her.