BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s public schools funding proposal for fiscal year 2018 — the largest share of the state’s budget — has cleared the Idaho House. Lawmakers voted on the nearly $1.7 billion budget Monday in just under 30 minutes after no members stood up to debate or question details about the funding proposal.
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Category: Education
ISU College of Business joins elite accreditation ranks
By Kelsey West/ISU College of Business POCATELLO — In February, the business and accounting programs in Idaho State University’s College of Business were each officially reaccredited by the international Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) after an on-site review team awarded the College its highest possible recommendation. The AACSB represents the longest serving global
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ISU boasts one of the nation’s highest CPA exam pass rates
By Sarah Glenn/For the Journal POCATELLO – Four times each year, accounting students across America pull a chair up to a testing computer and sit for the Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) exam. They instinctively know that about half of the people around them will not pass the exam. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the cumulative
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Idaho budget writers approve public education funding
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State budget writers have agreed to allocate a 6.3 percent budget increase to Idaho’s public schools. The Spokesman-Review (http://bit.ly/2l5cqu5 ) reports that the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set the public schools budget for fiscal year 2018 at $1.68 billion on Monday. For the second year in a row, the schools budget is
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The new civics course in US schools: How to spot fake news
By Carolyn Thompson /Associated Press WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news — and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading
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Idaho Democrats want loan forgiveness for rural teachers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s few Democratic lawmakers want to grant student loan forgiveness for teachers working in rural areas. However, Democratic Reps. Sally Toone, of Gooding, and Paulette Jordan, of Plummer, said Wednesday their proposal hasn’t yet been promised a hearing by Republican leaders. The legislation is co-sponsored by all 17 Democratic lawmakers in
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Consumer agency sues Navient over student loan repayments
By Marcy Gordon/AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have sued Navient, accusing the biggest U.S. student loan company of making it harder for borrowers to repay loans by giving them bad information, processing payments incorrectly and failing to act on complaints. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed the federal lawsuit against Navient Corp.
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Feds: More than 800 career programs are failing their grads
By Collin Binkley/Associated Press Hundreds of programs at for-profit colleges are at risk of losing federal funding unless their graduates start earning better wages, federal officials say. On Monday, the Education Department issued its first round of data measuring whether graduates of 8,700 career programs earn enough money to repay their student loans. It stems
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Pocatello Chubbuck K-12 Schools
Pocatello/Chubbuck Schools At A Glance Elementary Schools Chubbuck Elementary 600 West Chastain Chubbuck, ID 83202 208-237-2271 Edahow Elementary School 2020 Pocatello Creek Road Pocatello, ID 83201 208-233-1844 Ellis Elementary School 5500 Whitaker Road Chubbuck, ID 83202 208-237-4742 Gate City Elementary School 2288 Hiskey Pocatello, ID 83201 208-237-2503 Greenacres Elementary School 1250 East Oak Pocatello, ID […]
Local K-12 schools had plenty to celebrate in 2016
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 bode farewell to the 20-year, $27 million bond that paid for the construction of Century High School and the major renovation of Pocatello High School. And in the spring of 2016, School District 25 students grades three through 10 boasted the best average ISAT 2.0 assessment scores from across Idaho, improving […]