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Pilot pre-school program moves forward

House Education Committee members agree — but not unanimously — to print a bill that would provide half-day preschool to about 100 Idaho students. Also inside, news on two other pieces of education legislation that move forward.

JFAC calls for 5.1 percent increase

The proposed budget includes a 1 percent raise for teachers, and $15.8 million in teacher “premiums.”

Grover talks up his Idaho roots

The Melba superintendent formally announced his candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction and emphasized that he was born, raised and educated in Idaho. He and his wife of nearly 20 years are both fifth generation Idahoans.

House passes broadband funding bill

A $6.6 million supplemental budget — intended to keep a troubled high school broadband program up and running — cleared a major legislative hurdle Friday.

Across Idaho, levy election day approaches

Property tax decisions loom in large and small districts alike.

Check out our new data center

Explore and compare information about student achievement and spending in Idaho’s K-12 public schools and charters.

ED News goes racing with the Legislature

Find out what happens when 20 lawmakers and one reporter hit the track for a night of fast-paced racing.

Weekly ed news roundup, Feb. 24-27

Catch up on a school safety legislation, employee grievance procedures, appoints to the State Board, a state amphibian bill pushed by an Idaho 7th grader, technology data tools and ag fundings.