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Middleton secures state funding to build new elementary school
A state panel approved $11.1 million from a revived loan program. But there’s a catch.
Caldwell trustee resigns amid district leadership changes
The district will soon have a new superintendent and chief financial officer along with two new trustees.
Your fifth-grader’s cursive may soon outdo yours
State law mandates its instruction and proficiency benchmarks.
West Ada appoints special education advocate to fill trustee vacancy
Evelyn McCullough will fill the vacancy left by trustee Lucas Baclayon.
Liberal PAC with D.C. funding spends in West Ada trustee races
PACs on both sides of the aisle are now involved in the West Ada trustee races.
University lobbyist: Cuts would deliver a ‘fatal blow’ to WWAMI program
A representative of the University of Washington stopped short of saying WWAMI would sever its Idaho ties. But cutting Idaho’s program threatens the partnership — and its 53-year-old business model.
Idaho Head Start centers will stay open for now, but future is unclear if shutdown continues
The federally funded program provides free preschool and early childcare programs for low-income kids up to age 5.
BYU-Idaho reports largest fall class in school history
On-campus fall enrollment sits at 24,450, a 6.7% increase, Brigham Young University-Idaho said in a recent news release.
Special ed services show up more explicitly in November levy ballot language
Seven school districts seek more than $3.3 million in supplemental levy funds to pay for special education services.
Five candidates apply for West Ada trustee vacancy
The school board will interview them on Monday.