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Analysis: What we know about the Phoenix sweepstakes, despite the U of I’s silence
The University of Idaho wasn’t the only bidder for the University of Phoenix, a for-profit online giant. That is clear. The rest of the story is more complicated.
West Bonner may be able to pay for extracurricular activities
The county has two payments to make from a 2021 supplemental levy.
40 West Ada teachers attend dyslexia summer school training
Idaho’s largest district aims to raise literacy rates via phonemic pedagogy training.
McCall-Donnelly spearheads solutions to workforce struggles
The district is creating a community daycare center and an employee housing complex to fill severe needs.
State Board wants a judge to toss Labrador lawsuit
The July 18 court motion continues a legal battle between the elected head of the state’s law firm and a powerful education policymaking body made up largely of gubernatorial appointments.
West Bonner wants error corrected before submitting Durst’s application
The state and district don’t agree on how to interpret an Idaho code that governs the superintendent certificate process.
West Bonner recall organizers say trustees have a ‘hidden agenda’
If Brown or Rutledge are recalled, the board can declare a vacancy at a regular or special meeting. The board has 90 days to appoint someone from the zone where the vacancy occurred.
‘Meaningful, Big Things’ at One Stone, the Student-Led High School of Invention
Teachers are ‘coaches,’ classes are ‘workshops’ and students get treated as adults in a school where traditional instruction gets turned on its head. Boise, Idaho As high school seniors across the nation crammed for finals last spring, Abella Cathey was in her glory, enjoying a warm spring day as she joined a group of…
Analysis: Critchfield puts a K-12 funding formula rewrite on a fast track
The state superintendent wants to rewrite Idaho’s complicated and aged school funding formula — within about six weeks. The implications are as far-reaching as her timetable is ambitious.
Applications now open for $45 million in career technical education funding
The grants will go to boost CTE initiatives in Idaho’s middle and high schools, particularly those in rural and remote regions of the state.