For Idaho schools, a $3 million dash for the cash is under way
Rob Sauer isn’t sure his Homedale School District will apply for a share of the $3 million available for technology pilot projects. On Monday — as state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna...
View ArticleNampa School Board gets a short-lived round of applause
It’s been a rough few months for the Nampa School District, so school board members need to take their standing ovations when they can get them. The board received just such a rousing round of applause...
View ArticleVallivue voters face a $50 million question
The Vallivue School District is rooted in Canyon County’s rural past. The 145-square-mile district was formed in 1961, when 13 one-building districts merged to build a junior-senior high school. But...
View ArticleWill Nampa schools seek a third supplemental levy?
Will the Nampa School District ask voters to approve a third property tax levy to help stop the flow of red ink? It’s hard to say. But it appears the idea will come up for discussion Tuesday night. An...
View ArticleFor would-be Boise school board candidates, the clock is ticking
Six candidates have put their name in for an opening on the Boise School Board. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The applications are available online — but applicants must drop off...
View ArticleA closer look at Nampa’s latest school shakeup
On Tuesday night, the Nampa School Board went against their interim superintendent, and in a big way. Thomas Michaelson The board refused to act on one of Thomas Michaelson’s big cost-cutting...
View ArticleNational study gives spotty grades to Idaho education colleges
When it comes to preparing teachers for the classroom, Idaho colleges and universities get a “D” grade, according to a Washington, D.C.-based group. The new National Council on Teacher Quality report...
View ArticleTeach for America gets OK to operate in Idaho
More than 100 Idahoans have already participated in Teach for America — a program that encourages highly qualified college seniors to put their long-term career goals on hold to teach in underserved...
View ArticleAnalysis: Otter’s cautionary budget tone
The state’s 2012-13 budget year ended with another robust month of tax collections. And cautionary words from Gov. Butch Otter. “Don’t get the idea that we’re flush just because we ended the budget...
View ArticleIdaho Democrats to rally Saturday for public education in seven cities
Idaho’s minority party, which owes its biggest success to candidates stressing support of public education, will hold education events in seven cities across the state Saturday. “These events let...
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