State Policy

Statehouse roundup, 3.13.24: Bill to arm teachers falls in Senate committee

In other news, budget-writers carved out money for employee pay raises at the two-year colleges, and money to help Boise State University accommodate growth.

Districts drop to four-day weeks despite obscure provision buried in legislation

Some are not waiting for statewide direction. “Of all the things I’ve done sitting on this board this has been the most difficult,” one trustee said.

Statehouse roundup, 3.12.24: Private school tax credit bill defeated in close vote

A single vote decided whether the bill would advance to the House floor.

Statehouse roundup, 3.8.24: New bill to arm teachers surfaces in Senate

In other news, technical concerns torpedoed a Senate-passed bill on school flag displays.

Analysis: As the session winds down (we hope), lawmakers wrestle big questions about Phoenix

The Statehouse Phoenix debate is rapidly unfolding, in the hurried final few weeks of the session and the outcome could represent one of the biggest decisions of the 2024 session.

Statehouse roundup, 3.7.24: Late-session school choice push in motion

In other business, a Senate committee approves a plan to tighten the Idaho Launch program.

Statehouse roundup, 3.6.24: Bill would block schools from touting tax relief

In other Statehouse news, budget-writers hear a pitch for new student cottages at the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind.

Critchfield pledges May decision on 4-day school week minimum days

School leaders are eagerly awaiting the new standards that would be imposed on districts receiving state facilities funds.

School facilities bill advances. Here’s what it would do for various districts

Lawmakers questioned a metric that divides school facilities funding based on attendance. Large, urban districts will get far more than smaller, rural districts regardless of needs.