In-person hunter education courses are being offered across the state by Idaho Fish and Game with some restrictions to keep students and instructors safe.Fish and Game is also offering a self-paced online hunter education course. Courses are recommende…
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Idaho schools chief seeks boost in education spending
By Kimberlee Kruesi/Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s public schools chief is seeking a 6.8 percent increase in education spending for 2018, describing it as a budget with no surprises and no new initiatives. Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra released her plan Friday. If approved by lawmakers in January, Idaho’s public school funding
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More Parents Holding Off on Back-to-School Shopping
Press Release WASHINGTON – Even though more parents started back-to-school shopping early this year, many families still have a lot of shopping left to do as they prepare their children for the start of school. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average family with children in
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Study: $4.2 billion needed to repair crumbling schools
Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – A new survey, conducted by the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS), identifies more than $4.2 billion in pressing construction needs at federally impacted school districts nationwide. These school districts encompass nontaxable Federal property, such as military installations, Indian lands, low-rent housing, and other Federal properties. School construction is
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Idaho schools try new tactics to combat teacher shortage
By Julie Wootton/Times-News/AP Member Exchange TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Ross Parsons is surprised more people don’t go into teaching. But it wasn’t his original plan, either. Parsons’ first career was a river ranger for the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. This fall, he’ll teach sixth-grade language arts and social studies at
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Idaho’s higher education task force identifying changes
By Kimberlee Kruesi /Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers, business leaders and education experts met Friday to begin identifying key changes to the state’s colleges and universities to improve postsecondary access and graduation rates. The 36-member task force — which includes all eight presidents of Idaho’s public colleges and universities — focused on
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Population Changes, Shortages in Surrounding States Stretch Idaho’s Supply of Nurses
Idaho Department of Labor Press Release While Idaho institutions produce and license just enough nurses for a healthy labor market across the state as a whole, significant shortages in many surrounding states are attracting Idaho graduates, negatively impacting the supply in certain regions, according to a report issued this week by the Idaho Department of
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In college test prep industry, cheaper options available
By Maria Danilova /Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Is there a price that a worried parent wouldn’t pay to help a child do well on college admissions tests? The good news is that test preparation doesn’t have to be expensive anymore. The multimillion-dollar coaching industry is facing competition from free or low-cost alternatives in what
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ISu to offer Master of Taxation degree
By Kendra Evensen/kevensen@journalnet.com POCATELLO – Idaho State University will begin offering a new degree this fall: a Master of Taxation (MTax). The Idaho State Board of Education approved the program, proposed by ISU’s College of Business, earlier this year. University officials say the specialized degree will not only provide another career path for students, but will
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Student Community Center opens at ISU’s College of Business
By Idaho State University Communications POCATELLO — A ribbon-cutting Wednesday marked the grand opening of Idaho State University College of Business’s new Student Community Center in the Business Administration building. The idea for the Student Community Center was originally created based on student requests. “At the end of each semester, we hold a focus group
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