Sean Dolan

Reporter for Idaho Education News @idahoednews

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Gov. Brad Little celebrates with a $90 million check from the Idaho Lottery today

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A club soccer coach built and donated fields at Middleton High. That club then used those fields for free.

But after a failed levy, that is changing.

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Caldwell trustees cited the wrong section of Idaho code in June and cured the open meeting violation last night.

"We're following Idaho law and we're also being transparent with the public," Chairman Travis Manning said.

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Based on a recent memo from Gov. Brad Little’s budget chief, K-12 is unlikely to see much in the way of new money next year, and higher education is unlikely to see a reversal of recent budget cuts. #idleg #idpol #idedu https://t.co/xakD6xPSRY

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The Idaho GOP wants to eliminate property taxes.

That would cut $400M in public school funding.

A top Democrat said the impact to schools would be "catastrophic."

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Nampa admins are being cautious four years after banning 22 books.

Trustees accepted their recommendation to remove three "potentially problematic" books from a new middle school curriculum.

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Which PACs had the most success in May?

I exported all independent expenditure data from Idaho Sunshine and calculated success rates for 9 PACs and committees.

Take a look.

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A parent in Idaho Falls wanted Shakespeare out of the fifth grade curriculum.

The district determined "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is not harmful to minors.

Plus, an update on the 103 book challenges in Twin Falls.

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Big news tonight from West Ada.

Idaho's largest district will not renew its contract with ISBA.

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After 15 hours of negotiations, the district and union could not come to terms on teacher salaries.

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Idaho's largest school districts will raise teacher pay next school year, but many others won't.

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With the 2026 primary election in the rearview, it’s time to look ahead to the November general election.

Take a look at the matchups.

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The world if every school district livestreamed and recorded meetings and attached searchable PDFs to agendas.

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Left out Thompson. She lost as well.

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Gang of Eight is now the Gang of Three.

Zito, Marmon and Hostetler won

Zuiderveld, Kohl, Leavitt, Cayler lost

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Results are in. Every county has fully reported.

Check out my story for a rundown of the biggest shifts in the Legislature and a full list of winners.

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Two members of the Twin Falls City Council and one Twin Falls County commissioner are headed to Boise.

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Election results heading into midnight showed a big shakeup in the Magic Valley, with four incumbents voted out.

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Magic Valley: Twin Falls, Camas, Gooding counties are fully reported.

Three incumbents have lost their primaries:

Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld
Sen. Josh Kohl
Rep. David Leavitt

They are out. Hostetler is still in.

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Unofficial results show Rep. Barbara Ehardt has won re-election over firefighter Connor Cook.