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Vallivue's plant facility levy was soundly rejected Tuesday, with 53% of voters opposed.
This comes after:
- The district bought land from a trustee's father
- Multiple open meeting violations
- Canyon County Commissioners stepping in to appoint a trustee
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Idaho School Levy Updates:
- 23 levies passed, 8 failed
- Boundary County, Middleton, and Clearwater Valley saw repeats of recent failures
- Pocatello-Chubbock put up bond-level numbers with 71% in support
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Idaho Legislature: Democrats are ahead in every race in districts 15, 26 and 29, the state's three swing districts.
Results are still coming in.
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And it's official- Idaho's largest plant facility levy this November passes with 62% in support
Moscow's plant facility levy looks like it could pass with 62.8% in support after a second round of ballots dropped.
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Early school levy tally here in Idaho:
21 passing
9 failing
1 with no results (Looking at you Benewah County)
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Moscow's plant facility levy looks like it could pass with 62.8% in support after a second round of ballots dropped.
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Early results show school levies in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Kuna have strong support.
Moscow's innovative plant facility levy is struggling so far with 56% in support, 60% needed to pass.
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The polls have closed, which means the Election Night live blog is up and running! #idedu #idleg #idpol idahoednews.org/kevins-blog/…
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The most interesting data here- in my opinion- is the Kindergarten scores.
43.9% of Idaho Kindergarteners read at grade level- lower than last year.
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State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield seems to have anticipated the drop- she hosted a summit on school readiness last week.
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The results mark an increase of about 3 percentage points from last fall, the first time learners took a new version of the exam.
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“How are you going to know if you’re capable of that unless you take the risk of failing?” Kelly said. “I’ve learned so much more in my life when I took chances and I failed than I did from succeeding the first time.”
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UPDATED STORY: More than $20 million of the first-year grants will go into education-related initiatives. Other education programs remain in limbo. #idedu #idleg #idpol idahoednews.org/top-news/ida…
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Ballot measures are changing in Idaho as districts seek flexibility to fill funding gaps.
More here:
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Critchfield, a Republican, is among the four dozen candidates endorsed by the Idaho Education Association’s Political Action Committee for Education.
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As bonds become increasingly rare, local leaders are searching for other ways to pay for new facilities and cover day-to-day expenses.
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Students unearthed buttons, a doll's face and other artifacts from life in Moscow in the 1900s at the months-long dig.
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The University of Idaho's archeological program provides students with real-world experience, real archeological findings, and local engagement.
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H/T to @RANGEMedia4all for inspiring this story.
After @danielwreporter found a bunch of AI-generated content in Spokane opinion pages, we used the same tool to test op-eds published in Idaho.
Here's what we found:
Op-eds and other online posts from some of the state's highest-ranking elected leaders include heavy doses of artificial intelligence, and it's not being disclosed, according to tools that detect AI writing.
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Op-eds and other online posts from some of the state's highest-ranking elected leaders include heavy doses of artificial intelligence, and it's not being disclosed, according to tools that detect AI writing.
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