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Legislators get a slice of homeschool life on Pie Day
INSIDE: We whipped up a video and photo gallery filled with the day’s favorite flavors.
Statehouse roundup, 2.11.26: New bill would track immigration status of Idaho students
In other news, a proposal adding parental rights language to the state constitution resurfaced Wednesday.
Statehouse roundup, 2.10.26: Launch fund transfers will cut student aid, director says
In other news, a bill reforming state regulations for virtual schools is headed to the full House.
Statehouse roundup, 2.9.26: JFAC approves transfers from Idaho’s Launch fund
In other news, the House is poised for a final vote on a bill that would move higher education presidential searches almost entirely behind closed doors.
Statehouse roundup, 2.6.26: JFAC approves spending cuts, placing higher ed on the chopping block
In other Friday news, the Senate adopted the tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill — at a projected immediate cost of $155 million.
Supreme Court upholds private education tax credit
The five-member court unanimously agreed that the Idaho Constitution doesn’t prohibit the state from funding private education in addition to the public system.
Analysis: It’s a higher ed session — and that’s bad news for higher ed
The latest round of proposed budget cuts would take a disproportionate bite out of a growing college and university system that can ill afford it. No other state agency has more to lose.
Inama files federal lawsuit over state, district response to ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster
The middle school teacher says she is legally obligated to welcome students of all ethnicities in her classroom.
Statehouse roundup, 2.4.26: Budget cuts threaten rural courses, IDLA administrator says
In other news Wednesday, a House committee quickly introduced what could be one of the session’s biggest education policy bills: a virtual schools makeover bill.
Statehouse roundup, 2.3.26: JFAC to consider sweeping budget cuts that exempt K-12
In other business, the House voted along party lines to immediately adopt the Trump White House’s tax cuts.