K-12 funding
Idaho schools reduce staff amid rising costs, enrollment declines
Local budgets are tightening, even though K-12 was mostly spared from state cuts this year.
BALLOT BEAT
Election results to be audited in eight counties
Election autopsy
‘The people spoke’: Kimberly trustees dissect bond, levy failures
Higher education
BYU-Idaho reports spring enrollment increase
School board business
Idaho schools brace for difficult budget season
Educational opportunities
Summer struggles: Idaho families face barriers to program access
Higher education
Idaho State to launch new three-year bachelor’s programs
College athletics
CWI hires its first athletic director
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The Kevin Richert Podcast
Episode 104: A pre-session preview for 2026
Shakeups at the Statehouse.
A shortage of money.
And an election year.
It’s shaping up to be a turbulent 2026 legislative session. Which means it could be a long session as well.
To set the stage for the Jan. 12 kickoff of the session — and beyond — Kevin Richert and Ryan Suppe sit down with Idaho School Boards Association deputy director Quinn Perry and Idaho Education Association assistant executive director Matt Compton.