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Lewiston district cuts supplemental levy rate
Increased state funding factored into the board’s decision.
AUDIO: Recapping Tuesday’s school elections
A podcast dive into Tuesday’s school elections, including the high-profile recall elections in the West Bonner School District.
Idaho State presidential search ramps up
The State Board of Education hopes to hire a new president by Dec. 31.
The rare recall: the recent history
Since 2013, only three other Idaho trustee recall elections have succeded.
What will happen, and won’t happen, when the funding formula committee meets Thursday
State superintendent Debbie Critchfield is tempering expectations, at least in the short run.
Controversial counsel: a pair of hires at NIC
The embattled North Idaho College has hired not one, but two polarizing attorneys.
Legislative auditors urge investigation of child care grant program
They want a civil and criminal probe into the federally funded program. The head of the Department of Health and Welfare denies all wrongdoing.
State endowment generates a record payout for K-12
The payout will come to slightly more than $63 million — a small piece of the overall K-12 funding puzzle.
New details, and a fast rewrite: the U of I updates its Phoenix messaging
In one case, the University of Idaho rewrote its page of “frequently asked questions,” days after an Idaho Education News story refuted the university’s facts.
U of I fundraising tails off from record-setting pace
However, the $57.5 million appears to keep the U of I on pace toward a multiyear, $500 million fundraising goal.