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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna is proposing a 6.9 percent budget increase to Idaho's public school funding for 2015, the largest spending increase he's proposed in his nearly eight-year tenure.

This is a great opportunity! The Twin Falls School District is asking the community help them pick a name, colors and mascot for the three new schools set to be built.

The first day of school can be overwhelming for students, especially if you are a freshman, first grader or kindergartner. There are a lot of unknowns.

Would you prefer that Twin Falls and neighboring Magic Valley schools like Kimberly, Jerome, Filer and Buhl were all on the same schedule?

The Twin Falls School District has completed tentative designs for both new elementary schools and the new middle school. They are currently inviting the public to take a look at the designs for the new schools and provide feedback.

Twin Falls School District begins August 25th and other surrounding schools begin on September 2nd! Are you ready?

Enrollment at Valley School District has been dropping for the past few years so changes needed to be made. Valley School just announced that they will be moving to a 4 day school week.

The kids are out of school for the summer and the Twin Falls free summer lunch program for kids has begun. This is a great program to ensure that all kids get a good lunch each day even though they aren't in school anymore.

What started out as an act of compassion has turned into a heated controversy.

Your kids are counting down the days until Spring Break! If you aren't leaving for spring break, you are probably trying to think of things to do to keep your kids occupied. A lot of families stay home due to work schedules or to save money during spring break. The good news is that Twin Falls offers a lot of local, cheap activities for you and your children during spring break. If nothing else...

Polls are open today in Twin Falls and several surrounding cities. Please take a few minutes out of your day to go VOTE!

The Twin Falls School District is asking voters for $73.8 million over the next 25 years. The voting will take place on March 11th. Twin Falls elementary schools are overcrowded and their middle and high schools soon will be.

Extreme low temperatures have hit The Magic Valley this morning. Some area school buses were unable to start this morning due to the low temperatures causing some school districts have decided to cancel school this morning.

A school in Richmond, Virginia has recently started enforcing a new rule that has parents up in arms. Following instructions laid out by the federal government, children are not allowed to bring their own bagged lunch to school without a note from a physician.

Congratulations to John Hall from Valley High School. John's award is a Nissan Versa that was donated by Rob Green Auto Group to be given to a Magic Valley High School senior with perfect attendance over the 2012/2013 school year. Mr. Hall plans on attending CSI and will study electrical engineering...

With almost 2,300 votes so far, the action has been brisk but we're in the home stretch. Time is running out to vote for the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year! At last check Jerome High School's Scott Burton had taken the lead, but Wendell Middle School's Travis Robison and Filer Intermediate's Kent Snow were hot on his heels. Voting deadline is May 28th, 2013 at midnight.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, Perrine Elementary administration received a report of smoke coming from one of their four-classroom modular buildings.

The nominations are in! It was quite a task to narrow all of them down to just ten educators... but here they are: your Top 10 Magic Valley Teachers! Vote for the teacher you think deserves to win.

The Twin Falls Police Department dispatched officers and detectives to several schools in Twin Falls on Thursday to ensure the safety and security of students and staff after an unknown caller threatened to harm students at a local school...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The eight-year, $180 million pact with Hewlett-Packard Co. for laptops required under public schools chief Tom Luna's education overhaul is dividing Idaho's Republican lawmakers. Rep. Lynn Luker of Boise said Friday during a meeting inside the Capitol the price was "double pretty much what we anticipated...