State Policy
Analysis: Money makes a big mark in (some) school board elections
The Nov. 7’s trustee elections remain a mixed bag — a mishmash of spendy races and sleepy races, often within the same community. Here are case studies from three Treasure Valley school districts.
High-tech graduation gaps are wide — and unlikely to just go away
It means Idaho employers are forced to look out of state for workers — and they might decide to expand their businesses elsewhere.
Analysis: The data about life after high school? It’s complicated.
Fewer high school graduates are going straight to college. But the demand for college scholarships is soaring. Both things can be true at the same time.
New money, new options: State Board broadens Empowering Parents program
Parents will be able to spend their share of the microgrants on a host of new items — from backpacks and musical instruments to camps and athletic fees.
State Board’s legal bills in open records case exceed $81,000 — so far
Idaho Education News received the invoices Wednesday, after filing a public records request.
Could the Phoenix purchase hurt Idaho’s credit rating? A state committee seeks answers
University of Idaho officials says the $685 million purchase will not jeopardize Idaho’s lofty credit rating. State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth doesn’t seem as sure.
Childhood immunization rates: A couple of followups
Some more details on Idaho’s childhood immunization rates.
Federal lawsuit over voter ID law will proceed
The 2023 Legislature banned the use of student IDs as voter ID. The federal lawsuit says the law violates voting rights protected under the U.S. Constitution.
Judge OKs transgender bathroom law — at least for now
Idaho schools now have three weeks to implement the law, which mandates that students use the school bathroom, locker room or changing facility that aligns with their “biological sex.”
U of I president subpoenaed in Phoenix lawsuit
The subpoena centers on one of the key points of Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s lawsuit: Was the University of Idaho competing with other suitors in its bid to purchase the University of Phoenix?