Before finishing up its meeting today, the legislative panel charged with exploring updates to Idaho’s public school funding formula heard a report on five areas identified by a subcommittee for investigation as part of the process. The five: Virtual schools, which didn’t exist when Idaho’s…
There’s a red flag warning on the giant Pioneer Fire north of Idaho City today, with strong winds and high temperatures, after the fire blew up yesterday, exhibiting “extreme fire behavior” and growing by nearly 30,000 acres. The fire is producing a huge column of…
The legislative interim committee charged with looking to update Idaho’s school funding formula took public comments this afternoon, and announced that it’ll also be traveling the state to hold public hearings in September and October. “We can’t do this work unless we know what the…
As the Legislature’s Public School Funding Formula Committee opened its meeting today, Tim Hill of the Idaho State Department of Education shared stats on supplemental levies approved by voters in school districts around the state – essentially voluntary local property tax increases that voters pass…
Two legislative interim committees are meeting today: The Invasive Species Working Group opened its first meeting at 9 a.m. today in room EW 42 of the state Capitol, and the Public School Funding Formula Committee meets at 10:15 a.m. in the Lincoln Auditorium. You can...