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Empowering Parents applications to open in late October

The state will again have $30 million available. Grants are capped at $1,000 per student or $3,000 per family

Treasure Valley students attend first-ever fentanyl summit

Organizers say they want to get ahead of the fentanyl crisis before it can take root in Treasure Valley schools.

Idaho State touts fundraising increase

Idaho State received more than $18 million for the budget year that ended June 30, an increase of close to $4 million.

This time around, CWI holds a non-election

Two years after a turbulent election laden with partisan overtones, four incumbent trustees will run unopposed in November

Two incumbent NIC trustees will not seek re-election

Board chair Mike Waggoner and vice chair Todd Banducci will not seek re-election this November, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported.

Conservatives hold majority on legislative DEI working group

The eight-member committee will look at diversity, equity and inclusion programs on Idaho campuses. Its first meeting date has not been set.

Judge rejects $7.7 million Oneida appeal for state money

But District Judge Jason Scott urged the East Idaho district and state officials to negotiate, saying Oneida could be entitled to roughly half of the $7.7 million it is seeking.

After a long struggle, NIC touts a fall enrollment surge

Amidst years of political infighting and administrative overhaul — crises that have threatened the college’s accreditation — North Idaho College has battled chronic enrollment decreases.

K-12 will receive record $68.2 million from endowment

The K-12 endowment payment will increase by 8.2% — but it represents a small piece of the public schools budget pie.

Title IX rewrite remains on hold in Idaho, after Supreme Court ruling

The rewrite would extend Title IX protections to LGBTQ+ students.