Idaho EdNews Staff

Grange named to Boise School Board

Shauneen Grange was selected to replace Rory Jones on the Boise School Board. She will fulfill his term, which ends in September 2014.

‘Atlas Shrugged.’ Required reading? Not likely.

The chairman of the Senate Education Committee pushed a tongue-in-cheek bill Tuesday intending to send a message to the Idaho State Board of Education. Sen. John Goedde’s bill would add Ayn Rand’s book “Atlas Shrugged” to Idaho high school graduation requirements. The bill also would require students to pass a test on the book, meaning…

IBE’s Field Guide to Education

Idaho Business for Education created the Field Guide to Education. The purpose of this Field Guide is to provide quick and easy access to key data that factually depicts our state’s education situation — and a fundamental call to action. The IBE goal is to allow these facts to spark conversations among education stakeholders, policymakers,…

JKAF to support early college high schools

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation will award millions to applicants who can demonstrate their ability to launch an early college high school in collaboration with a higher education institution and an industry partner.

Judge gives Nampa district borrowing authority

As the Nampa School District wrestles a $4.3 million shortfall, a judge allows administrators to borrow to pay the district’s ongoing bills.

Education briefs from around the rotunda

Education committees will hold a joint session to listen to public testimony. Each speaker will have three minutes. The House Ed Committee will consider a bill that protects cursive handwriting. In other news, students enjoyed MLK Day events Monday at the Statehouse.