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 found Idaho teacher education programs lacking in several areas. Among the findings:…
Idaho’s share of money from the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program is dropping — due to across-the-board federal spending cuts. Sen. Mike Crapo And on Monday, Idaho’s Republican senators accused the Obama administration of politicizing the situation, making rural…
Eighty-one Idaho schools submitted applications by Friday’s deadline to claim a share of a new $3 million technology pilot program. The schools, coming from 59 Idaho districts and charters, requested a total of nearly $19.5 million, Idaho State Department of…
The house raffle designed to raise money for the beleaguered Nampa School District could be a go after all. But that’s not a sure bet. In a brief letter to an attorney for Philip Allaire — the Middleton developer pursuing…
Sports teams at eastern Idaho’s Teton High School will still be known as the Redskins — at least for now. District Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme still believes the school should drop the nickname, but the name and the school logo will remain intact…
The Idaho Education Network is getting some national attention from the National Journal. On Thursday, National Journal named the statewide broadband system a winner in its annual “Back in Business” list, which honors breakthroughs in categories ranging from health care…
Boise-based Silverback Learning Solutions is $2.5 million richer. On Wednesday, the company said it has received angel financing to expand Mileposts — a software system that tracks student growth and performance. Jim Lewis, Silverback Learning Solutions Silverback CEO Jim Lewis says the…
Pete Koehler’s promotion was a sudden surprise — even to Koehler. On the night of May 14, Thomas Michaelson resigned abruptly, and publicly, as the Nampa School District’s interim superintendent. The School Board moved into a closed executive session. Koehler — Nampa…
Wondering what’s going to happen with a legislative committee, assigned to spend the off-season studying K-12 education in Idaho? It’ll be a while before we know. Sen. John Goedde “I don’t anticipate we will get started in June; it will…
The latest lawsuit against the Nampa School District contains some explosive allegations. The cash-strapped district is accused of fraudulent use of federal dollars and funding classroom paraprofessionals instead of helping disadvantaged students, as the federal Title I law requires. Pete Koehler, interim…
