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Ybarra asks lawmakers to increase public school funding by 6.8 percent
“As we take stock of the five-year plan to improve K-12 education, we are on the right track,” Ybarra told lawmakers.
As Idaho’s ELL population grows, the budget is likely to follow
Since 2015-16, the number of English language learners in Idaho has increased from 13,000 to 16,000. Gov. Butch Otter and state superintendent Sherri Ybarra want to put more money into ELL.
Idaho’s average teacher salary increases by 3.6 percent
The pay raises are the largest in the era of the “career ladder,” Idaho’s five-year, $250 million plan to boost teacher pay. The average teacher salary now exceeds $48,000.
Your guide to Education Week at the Idaho Statehouse
Beginning Monday, lawmakers will conduct budget hearings for the K-12 public school budget, and each higher education institution.
Principal placed on leave after rescinding his letter of resignation
In an interview Wednesday, Clete Edmunson said he was forced into resigning Tuesday and changed his mind Wednesday.
Analysis: Otter delivers a commencement address of sorts
“Simply saying ‘no’ is not enough,” said Gov. Butch Otter, in a speech with moments of nostalgia and moments of admonishment. So how will lawmakers respond?
State of the State coverage: Otter calls for focus on Idaho students
In his final State of the State speech, Otter says the state of Idaho is “prosperous, positive and poised for even better times ahead.”
Idaho college enrollment continues to increase
As Idaho continues to struggle with low college graduation rates, the college enrollment numbers are a bright spot — and one that defies national trends.
Eleven questions the 2018 legislative session will answer
The 2018 legislative session opens a pivotal year in Idaho politics. Here is what to look for this session, and what’s at stake for teachers, students and taxpayers.
Feds call for changes to Idaho’s ESSA plan
Idaho education leaders will ask for an extension, hoping to re-submit the plan to the feds by the end of the month.