Tag: Idaho
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Idaho House Fast Tracks Optional Full-Day Kindergarten Legislation
A modified bill directing $72 million for early literacy initiatives cleared the House on Monday, bringing the state closer to expanding full-day kindergarten options. Efforts to redirect some of a record state budget surplus into full-day kindergarten have resulted in a labyrinth of rival ideas, cross-rotunda talks, and problems to establish a compromise. As the…
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Second Grader Sneaked His Handwritten Book To A Library, It’s A Hit
An 8-year-old’s hope to share his original book with others has led to a 55-person waitlist at an Idaho library.
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Idaho House Passes Teacher Health Coverage Bill
Major legislation to bring school districts employees’ health care coverage up to the same standard as that of state employees passed the Idaho House Monday on a 55-14 vote, after an hour of overwhelmingly positive debate.
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Librarian Transforms 110-Year-Old Tree into Charming Little Free Library
A librarian and artist, Sharalee Armitage Howard, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, charmed the Internet with her repurposing of a 110-year-old tree, transforming it into a little free library.