Kevin Richert
U of I president’s search nears completion
The State Board of Education is expected to name the new president Thursday.
Little signs charter school financing bill
While expressing some reservations, the governor said the state’s financial risk represents “at most a potential liability.”
National report blasts charters — including Idaho programs
The anti-charter school group accuses one Idaho school of using “dog-whistle tactics” to discourage diversity. The school’s administrator says the allegation is off-base. “Our goal is really just to reach as many students as we can.”
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: April 1-5
Most of the 12 meetings on this week’s schedule are legislative committee meetings that aren’t likely to even take place.
Writing funding formula ‘definitions’: it’s complicated
The new bill doesn’t try to rewrite Idaho’s K-12 funding formula. But that doesn’t mean it’s a simple piece of legislation.
DeVos vs. Democrats: a quick recap
President Trump’s education secretary sparred with congressional Democrats Tuesday, over the White House’s proposed 10 percent cut in education spending.
Little signs charter administrators’ bill
The governor signed off on a law to relax hiring requirements, but said he will be “closely watching its impacts.”
A charter financing bill sails through the Statehouse: What would it do?
Supporters say the bill would save charter schools millions of dollars in bond interest. But if a charter school fails to pay its debts, the Legislature would be asked to step in.
Superintendent Ybarra’s schedule: March 25-29
It’s a light weekly schedule, heavy with legislative committee meetings that might not even take place.
Senate makes last-ditch funding formula push
The new bill could surface as early as Friday morning.