The night was a chance to model how a school, a community partner and families could come together to foster student growth.
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Statehouse roundup, 2.20.19: Teacher salary bill advances
INSIDE: Vaccination opt-out bill passes — barely — after a tense hearing. And JFAC decides on more education budgets.
Opportunity Scholarship 101
It’s budget crunch time. Lawmakers are moving money around. What does that mean for college students and young readers? We explain.
Statehouse roundup, 2.19.19: Funding formula update; ISBA Day on the Hill activities
Education groups and legislators are meeting behind the scenes in hopes of introducing a funding bill by next week.
As other states boost pre-K funding, Idaho misses out on share of federal grants
The State Department of Education could not pursue a share of $241 million in federal grants, because it cannot use state dollars as a funding match. Idaho is one of only four states that does not fund pre-K, according to a new study.
Rapid fire: JFAC approves $1.9 billion in K-12 school budgets
Budget-writers agreed — unanimously — to put an additional $49 million into the teacher salary career ladder, and double literacy program funding to $26 million. The seven budget bills now go to the House and Senate.
State finds ‘financial distress’ at Blackfoot charter schools
A lack of “strong internal controls” of finances has fueled cashflow challenges at the schools, according to an investigation by the Idaho Public Charter School Commission.
Statehouse roundup, 2.15.19: Senate passes turnaround schools bill; rules fight heats up
Sen. Dean Mortimer’s voluntary turnaround bill now heads to the House, where a similar bill stalled out a year ago.
Statehouse roundup, 2.14.19: Charter administrators bill heads to Senate floor
In other news, a Nampa student gets a hearing on a bill to give high-achieving students a more flexible high school schedule.
State Board approves University of Idaho president’s request for leave
The plan would allow outgoing President Chuck Staben to return to teaching at U of I in 2020 and earn no less than the highest paid full professor in the college.
Sami Edge joins Idaho Education News
She will focus on reporting with an eye toward multimedia and storytelling innovation.
Monday’s big K-12 budget hearing: what to watch for
Lawmakers will make decisions that could dictate where the state’s public school dollars go — and set the stage for other spending bills down the road.
Jefferson promotes Martin to superintendent
He’s been with the district for several years and was selected from a pool of 18 candidates.
Bonneville names new superintendent
Scott Woolstenhulme will replace outgoing superintendent Chuck Shackett at the end of this school year.
Idaho’s ‘go-on rate’ shows no improvement
Fewer than 45 percent of the state’s high school graduates went straight to college last fall. Despite a multimillion-dollar campaign to encourage students to continue their education, this number has remained stagnant.
Insurance company to cover stolen funds in Teton
The more than $300,000 will reimburse what the district lost to an email scam.
Statehouse roundup, 2.13.19: Teacher pay raise bill unveiled; guns-in-schools bill on hold
Gov. Little has changed his salary proposal since January’s State of the State address.
Statehouse roundup, 2.12.19: Executive session bill introduced, STEM opportunity for teachers
Under the bill, school boards with vacancies could enter into executive session based on a majority vote.
Boise’s Marian Pritchett school to shift to hybrid model
The school has served pregnant teens since 1964. But enrollment has dropped sharply in the past two years, and the district will cut back on the school’s on-site faculty.
Statehouse roundup, 2.11.19: New immunization opt-out bill surfaces
In other Statehouse news, an East Idaho school district says an Idaho Falls legislator jumped the gun on a sex education bill.