school elections

A $410 million election day: Here’s what’s on the line

On Tuesday, 44 of Idaho’s 115 school districts will go to voters seeking help to pay for new schools, building maintenance and day-to-day operations. See what’s on the ballot in your community.

Twin Falls to seek $47.5 million plant facilities levy

Twin Falls is the second large school district that has announced plans to take a ballot measure to voters on March 13.

I.F. bond fails; measures pass in Teton County, Caldwell, Nampa

Voters approved $92.7 million in school bond issues and levies Tuesday. But the night’s big-ticket item went down to defeat: Idaho Falls’ $110 million bond issue.

A $216 million school election day looms next week

Here’s a rundown on Tuesday’s elections — which include 10 K-12 levy and bond issues from Idaho Falls to Kellogg, and a proposal to expand a community college’s taxing district.

Democratic lawmakers laud school votes

The failure of a bond issue in Shoshone hit home for Sen. Michelle Stennett of Ketchum, who represents the Lincoln County community. “Students in the Shoshone district deserve all of the same opportunities as every other Idahoan.”

Next week, Idaho schools will seek $42.5 million in ballot measures

The biggest item on Tuesday’s ballot: a $26.9 million bond issue in the Madison School District in Eastern Idaho.

Erpelding praises Tuesday’s school votes, questions GOP priorities

House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding, D-Boise, criticized GOP central committees and conservatives that “continue to rail against measures that will benefit all of us.”

Bonneville voters OK community college

In other results, Idaho voters approved $42.8 million in school bond issues and levies.

Why did so many bonds and levies pass so easily last week?

Last week’s school election results seem to square with what Idahoans had to say in a Boise State University survey in December.

Voters approve $695 million for schools

From a $172.5 million bond issue in Boise to a $90,000 supplemental levy in West Side, Tuesday was almost a clean sweep for Idaho schools. Only one ballot measure failed: a plant facilities levy in the Vallivue School District.