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Idaho suit takes on school fees
BOISE – A former Idaho school district superintendent with twin granddaughters in kindergarten is suing the state, charging that cash-strapped schools are violating the Idaho Constitution by charging fees for what are supposed to be “free, common schools.” Russ Joki’s granddaughters were each charged $45 to register for kindergarten this year, and his grandson, a high school junior, had to pay $85 in fees to enroll at Meridian High. He said a 1970 Idaho Supreme Court decision specifically found educational fees for public schools unconstitutional. “I don’t think it passes the constitutional test at all,” Joki said, “and I think someone has to raise that question.”
Idaho school fees challenged as unconstitutional
An Idaho grandfather and former school district superintendent is suing the state of Idaho and all its school districts, charging that cash-strapped schools are violating the Idaho Constitution by increasingly charging fees for what are supposed to be “free, common schools.”
Ad touting school reforms tells just part of story
A new television commercial touting Idaho’s controversial school reform laws makes claims that are accurate, but still mislead voters about the impact of the reform laws. That’s because they focus on obscure points in two of the three laws, without getting into the overall thrust of the measures.
More Idaho teachers leave profession
BOISE — More Idaho teachers left the profession last year, but state officials say they’ve also certificated more educators. Data obtained today by The Associated Press shows about 1,800 teachers left the profession for various reasons during the 2011-2012 school year. That’s up from the previous year, when 1,300 teachers left, and the year before, when 700 departed.