Kevin Richert
Audit: Idaho State ‘misused or misappropriated’ $850,000 on forensic lab
Legislative Services Office auditors did not look for evidence of criminal wrongdoing — deferring to the attorney general’s office.
Boise mother alleges repeated sexual assaults at a grade school
In a $50 million tort claim, a Boise mother says the district and Hillcrest Elementary School staff failed to protect her 8-year-old son, who was attacked while he was in third grade.
Following the ISEE dollars: What we learned
Idaho earmarked federal pandemic relief money for a major K-12 database upgrade. From there, the details get fuzzy quickly.
Delays and defunding: Idaho spends, then loses, millions for a stalled data upgrade
Idaho has no plan — and no money — to remodel an education database that has never lived up to its potential. Here’s an exclusive look at what went wrong.
U of I fundraising reaches a record
The U of I raised $67.6 million for the budget year ending June 30 — topping the $52.5 million raised the previous year.
Analysis: The TACO freeze is history, but the chilling effect lingers
The U.S. Education Department quickly relented and freed up several education grants, worth $33 million in Idaho. But when it comes to federal education funding, the only given is uncertainty.
Will Idaho opt into federal private school choice? It’s a complicated process.
On Wednesday, members of a House-Senate committee dropped no hints about whether they want Idaho to opt into the new federal scholarship program.
Lawsuit challenges Idaho restrictions on single-sex campus restrooms
“It would be impossible for me to use the women’s restrooms, as I appear and sound male,” said one plaintiff, a Boise State University transgender student who identifies as male. “I believe it would put me at risk for harassment and violence to enter a restroom designated for females.”
UPDATED: Feds lift education freeze; Idaho will receive nearly $27 million
The Trump administration released $5.5 billion in federal education funds Friday — nearly a month after a freeze that threw state and local education leaders into tumult.
With 42 applications in hand, state continues search for the next BSU president
A search committee is “pleased” with the field of candidates, a State Board of Education spokesperson said, but the application window will remain open.