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Schools brace for steep cut in timber program money
Congress failed to reauthorize a 2000 law that netted some $7.2 million for schools in Idaho timber country.
Student-designed site tracks lawmakers’ steps
A Meridian Technical Charter High School class project created a website that legislators are using to monitor physical activity.
Legislative roundup: 2.3.15
Filer Republican Clark Kauffman is pushing a bill that could boost emergency levy payments for a handful of school districts.
Idaho schools — and their heavy reliance on state funding
Legislative spending decisions have a make-or-break impact on Idaho’s schools. A new federal report puts the situation in perspective.
Legislative roundup: 2.2.15
State officials get quizzed about the new Common Core exam — and more Statehouse news.
Coeur d’Alene Charter: ‘Above and Beyond’
The North Idaho school shuns any sort of standardized teaching method. Instead, teachers are encouraged to pursue their own gifts and use them in the classroom. The school’s mission is to challenge students.
Anti-SBAC bill surfaces
Freshman Rep. Ron Nate is pushing Ybarra to remove Idaho from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium — but legal hurdles may block his way this year.
I-DEA models digital learning methods
Director Jason Bransford wants to bring the Idaho Distance Education Academy’s best practices to a broader audience. His students move from in-person instruction to online learning and back again.
Education chairs back statewide career ladder rollout
DeMordaunt and Mortimer said their committees may begin addressing teacher pay and tiered licensure within a couple of weeks.
Budget writers push Ybarra for more details
Ybarra repeats call to increase school funding by 6.4 percent, but JFAC members tried unsuccessfully to get her to reveal details of her plan to pay teachers.