State Policy
When did Idaho drop its American Library Association membership — and why?
The decision came only a few months ago — and appeared to have little to do with politics.
Analysis: Critchfield puts a K-12 funding formula rewrite on a fast track
The state superintendent wants to rewrite Idaho’s complicated and aged school funding formula — within about six weeks. The implications are as far-reaching as her timetable is ambitious.
Applications now open for $45 million in career technical education funding
The grants will go to boost CTE initiatives in Idaho’s middle and high schools, particularly those in rural and remote regions of the state.
Idaho ends 2023 fiscal year with $99 million surplus
With the surplus, Idahoans to receive about $300 million in property tax cuts.
NewU University president: Branding snafu has caused marketplace ‘confusion’
“As the founder and president of NewU University, I will vigorously defend its interests when we are harmed,” Stratsi Kulinski told Idaho Education News Tuesday.
Hardliners urge libraries to sever ties with national organization
The controversy stems from a since-deleted tweet from American Library Association President Emily Drabinski, a Boise High School graduate, in which she described herself as a “Marxist lesbian.”
State still waiting on interest refund from contractor
A New York-based contractor — Primary Class, known also as Odyssey — collected nearly $500,000. The interest came off of $50 million in federal funding, set aside to cover the Empowering Parents education microgrant program.
NewU vs. NewU: The anatomy of a U of I branding dispute
The University of Idaho dropped the brand after a lawyer for Washington, D.C.-based NewU University began demanding money.
Analysis: Labrador-State Board legal fight transcends closed meetings
The lawsuit is a juicy political showdown between Attorney General Raúl Labrador and the State Board of Education — and by extension, Gov. Brad Little. Here’s why this case matters.
Of backpacks and ballet shoes: Parental group ponders an Empowering Parents gray area
A seven-member parents’ council has a big job ahead. The group’s recommendations could affect grant dollars for thousands of Idaho families.