An Idaho man has filed a lawsuit against the federal government because he says his personal information was compromised as part of a massive data breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Victor Hobbs, an aviation safety inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration in…
Nearly a fifth of Idaho kindergartners could qualify for a proposed new state-funded, all-day kindergarten program aimed at students who are struggling with reading, Idaho EdNews reports; the plan is being pushed by the state Board of Education and would carry an annual price tag…
The Idaho State Board of Education says footballs fans may continue to imbibe at campus games, but basketball boosters must remain dry. The Lewiston Tribune (http://bit.ly/1MVjzTV ) reports that on Wednesday the board approved extending alcohol sales in limited areas at Boise State University and…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Micron Foundation has given $25 million to Boise State University for the school's materials science program. The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/1W6h7KG ) that the sum is nearly half of the cost of…
Idaho’s state Board of Education, meeting Wednesday in Lewiston, voted unanimously to take two steps back in the implementing of new standardized tests for students, at the urging of state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra. The board’s votes mean 9th graders won’t be required to take…