Attorney general: State doesn’t enforce new library law, can’t be …
WEBThe state can’t be sued for Idaho’s library law, Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s office argues, because private citizens are responsible for enforcing it. In a new court filing, Labrador’s office responded to a coalition — made up of private schools, a church, a library and a handful of parents — that filed a lawsuit challenging ...
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WEBThe Four-Day Phenomenon The four-day schools project: A second look at a growing trend The Four-Day Phenomenon A deep dive into four-day schools – and researchers found contradictions The Four-Day Phenomenon A popular unknown: Shortening the school week expands across Idaho Election 2024 Updated: School leaders will ask patrons for nearly $242 million this November […]
State asks judge to toss Oneida’s school funding lawsuit
WEBThe state wants a judge to throw out a $7.7 million lawsuit from an Eastern Idaho school district. But Oneida School District Superintendent Jon Abrams accused Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s office of engaging in “delay, subterfuge and inaction” that could cost the district the $7.7 million. The legal jockeying comes a month after ...
New graduation requirements clear a key hurdle - IDAHO EDNEWS
WEBIdaho is one step closer to updating its graduation requirements — for the first time in more than a decade.. The State Board of Education approved the proposed changes Wednesday. If the Legislature signs on next winter, the new requirements would affect Idaho’s graduating class of 2028, this year’s ninth-graders.
More districts are moving to four-day weeks — that doesn’t …
WEBCarly Flandro | 08/21/2024. Every year, more Idaho districts and charters are adopting four-day weeks — but that doesn’t necessarily mean students are spending fewer hours in class. In some cases, like at Teton School District — which is switching to a four-day week for the first time this school year — students will spend more hours in ...
Pocatello trustees will wait on clarity from legislators before ...
WEBUpdated at 11:50 a.m. with comments from a press release. With a major facilities funding bill in flux at the Legislature, Pocatello/Chubbuck school trustees postponed a decision on whether to put a bond on May’s ballot at a regular board meeting Tuesday. “Early reports indicate the promise of this bill could help reduce a bond request or potentially eliminate the need to bond altogether ...
A bond in limbo: Pocatello hopes state money will rebuild burned …
WEBA bond in limbo: Pocatello hopes state money will rebuild burned school instead. Pocatello/Chubbuck school leaders are pinning their hopes for rebuilding fire-charred Highland High on a school funding bill that would translate to $43 million — and $31 million in new money — for the district. One hitch: It needs to become law first, and ...
Flagged hazards went unaddressed before Highland fire — a …
WEBInspectors warned of fire hazards at Highland for years. In November 2022, just months before the blaze left parts of Highland High in ashes, a state inspector documented a number of fire safety issues at the school. In the cafeteria where the fire started, the stage curtains were flagged for not being fire rated.
Boise teachers and leaders revisit a controversial grading policy
WEBBoise teachers and leaders revisit a controversial grading policy. The Boise School District’s controversial grading system is coming under scrutiny by teachers who say it allows both high- and low-achieving students to “game the system” and bypass learning without consequences. But administrators are doubling down on the 7-year-old ...
State Board launches all-out defense against attorney general’s …
WEBLast week, the State Board of Education’s hired outside attorney submitted four motions designed to undercut Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s open meetings lawsuit. An Ada County district judge considered one of these motions Thursday morning. The multiple motions represent the board’s most aggressive pushback against Labrador.