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Legislation that would fund Idaho K-12 teachers’ access to the state’s medical and dental group health insurance plans won near-unanimous approval from Senate lawmakers on Thursday in a 32-3 vote.

IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Ed News) — Alan Reed leads a successful dairy business and popular ice cream empire. But in his spare time, he chairs one of the most controversial committees in Idaho public education. The professional and public service roles can seem worlds apart, but Reed sees some parallels. “You should deal with the […]

Hannah Stephenson, student body president at Preston High School, is spending the next several weeks in Boise as a page at the Idaho Legislature. She is one of seven high school seniors from around the state to do so. Stephenson began her term on Monday, Jan. 11, and will work for six weeks, until Feb. 19. She was assigned to work with the education committee, and is the assistant to Sen. Steven Thayne from Emmett. She has taken minutes, was keeper of the door, has run errands, delivered mail a...