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State panel approves $30 million for school construction from revamped loan fund
Some recipients will have to ask voters for bonds before qualifying, thanks to a controversial provision in the law. INSIDE: The list of funded projects.
Delays and defunding: Idaho spends, then loses, millions for a stalled data upgrade
Idaho has no plan — and no money — to remodel an education database that has never lived up to its potential. Here’s an exclusive look at what went wrong.
Analysis: The TACO freeze is history, but the chilling effect lingers
The U.S. Education Department quickly relented and freed up several education grants, worth $33 million in Idaho. But when it comes to federal education funding, the only given is uncertainty.
Federal judge hears arguments in Idaho Blaine Amendment case
The decision could have broader implications for Idaho’s ongoing debate over public funding for private schools, most of which are religious.
Six new schools to open this fall
Find out where they are and who they will serve.
Online learning: One family’s experience with the Idaho Home Learning Academy
The school’s enrollment has dramatically increased from 203 students in 2017 to a projected 7,876 this fall. Its results and operations have come under scrutiny. But for some families, it works.
From passion project to one-stop resource: The story of ‘Boise with Kids’
A Boise mom wants to share what she has learned so she created a website that features family activities.
Idaho DOGE committee asks for public to report government ‘waste’
In an inaugural meeting Friday, lawmakers announced the launch of an online portal where citizens can report ‘duplication, waste and inefficiencies.’
Districts add online schools after post-pandemic enrollment spike
West Bonner, Avery are the latest school districts to start an online school.
For and by Christians: How Idaho’s influential Christian Nationalist group wants to reshape the state
With powerful allies in the pulpit and the Pentagon, the Idaho Family Policy Center seizes its moment.