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Past research has shown that positive teacher-student relationships boosts student achievement. A new study finds they benefit teachers, too.

A bill to set rigorous statewide standards for evaluating teachers was backed by Republicans and Democrats, as well as the governor. Standing in their way: state Sen. Phil Pavlov, who has his own ideas about what's best for teachers.

CITY COUNCILS CARLSBAD The Carlsbad City Council met in special session Monday to discuss, with Sommer Kehrli, Ph.D., of The Centre for Organization Effectiveness, how to begin the process of developing a City Council Strategic Plan.

CITY COUNCILS ESCONDIDO The Escondido City Council met Wednesday for a report on the Independent Redistricting Commission.

CITY COUNCILS DEL MAR The Del Mar City Council reconvened on Nov. 19 after a blackout caused its Nov. 15 meeting to be adjourned early.

The proposed affordable housing development for local teachers and school staff is on track and expected to break ground within the next two years, according to an update at last

CITY COUNCILS CARLSBAD The Carlsbad City Council met in closed session Tuesday to discuss personnel.

BOISE — Idaho educators can take advantage of professional development training to learn how to better utilize technology in their classrooms through a series of free workshops starting tomorrow. The virtual toolkit workshops are put on by Dell Technologies and included as part of last year’s statewide purchase of Chromebooks for students to use while learning remotely when schools were closed in response to the pandemic. The Idaho State Board of Education used just over $5 million in...

How would you describe your upbringing? My upbringing was good. I lived with my parents and two younger brothers, until my parents divorced when I was 13. School was not a big focus in my household. My family was really close though. We always had got together and had big celebrations for birthdays, and all of the major holidays. My mother and father both supported all of my ideas and decisions. My father played a major role in molding me into a man that was all about his family. My mother rais...