Idaho’s state Board of Education today voted unanimously to endorse proposed legislation to set up a “career ladder” for Idaho teachers, phasing in big pay increases if teachers meet performance standards. Funding for base salaries for beginning teachers would rise from $31,750 to $40,000 over…
State schools Supt.-elect Sherri Ybarra has announced another of the key staffers she’ll bring on when she takes office in January, Idaho Education News reports: Charlotte Silva, whose 30-year career in education most recently includes serving as the Boise school district’s special education supervisor, will…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making a high-stakes bet that it will prevail in a pending lawsuit over Snake River dredging, NPR’s Northwest News Network reports, ordering its contractor to begin preparation work to dredge around Lewiston and Clarkston on Jan. 12, while…