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A late start

Idaho's pre-K enrollment numbers rank among the nation's lowest - and even lag in comparison to the handful of other states that have no state-funded pre-K.
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ISAT report card: Opt-outs scarce, few glitches

Eastern Idaho's Madison School District has publicly opted not to use Idaho's new Common Core-aligned tests - but that appears to be an isolated protest.
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Charter school group pushes for veto override

A charter school group is urging lawmakers to override Gov. Butch Otter's veto of a $1.7 million school funding bill.
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Vaccines: A tale of two states

Mississippi has the nation's highest kindergarten vaccination rate. Idaho's rate is among the nation's lowest.
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Broadband impasse jeopardizes $245M in federal funding

The latest worst-case scenario for the Idaho Education Network carries a startling price tag: about $245 million.
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Teacher pension plan earns high marks

Nationally, teacher pension programs are headed on a downward spiral, toward crisis - but Idaho's system is relatively sound.
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State will rebid broadband contract - but when?

The state will rebid its disputed Idaho Education Network broadband contract - but in the meantime, districts may be pursuing their own funding to keep their schools wired.
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Lead

Ybarra sets legislative priorities

New state superintendent Sherri Ybarra offered a glimpse into her 2015 legislative agenda Tuesday - and staked out differences with the State Board of Education and her predecessor.
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Idaho's supplemental levy bill drops

Idaho school districts are collecting more than $180 million in voter-approved supplemental levies in 2014-15.
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What's next for Idaho high school's broadband network?

The state is "exploring all opportunities" to keep broadband in the state's high schools, Administration Department Director Teresa Luna said Thursday.
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State asks judge to reconsider broadband ruling

The state is asking a judge to take another look at his decision to void the $60 million Idaho Education Network broadband contract.
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Analysis: With a GOP rout, history repeats itself

Elections have a way of repeating themselves.
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Educators critical of teacher licensing plan

Diane Hardin, principal at Parma's Maxine Johnson Elementary School, comes from a family of public school teachers - and she could envision her 14-year-old daughter wanting to follow the family tradition.
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Students showing improvement on testing

Idaho high school students showed improvement on Advanced Placement tests, but lag well behind national benchmarks on the SAT college placement exam.
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Could feds help with school WiFi costs?

The federally administered "e-rate" funding program - much maligned by state elected officials - could actually provide a boon to Idaho.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Democrats begin work

MOSCOW - Idaho Democrats began their two-day convention Friday with optimism, a two-page draft of a platform - and a ready supply of jabs at Republicans.
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Education committee gets new look

The Senate Education Committee will look a lot different when the 2015 Legislature convenes - with a new chairperson and at least two other new members.
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Common Core challenge

Russ Fulcher says he changed his mind about Common Core for a simple reason: "It didn't come as advertised."
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A $209 million school levy election day

$208,877,000.
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The EDge: A Common Core reaction bill?

This bill won’t affect the new Idaho Core Standards — but it was clearly written with the new standards in mind.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP candidate had Constitution Party ties

Until recently, Republican state superintendent candidate John Eynon was secretary of the state's Constitution Party.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Common differences

A multi-state exam designed to support the new Idaho Core Standards is a form of "extreme testing," and it should be scrapped, state Sen. Steven Thayn said Tuesday.
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