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Benefit trust tells members they have to cover $13 million shortfall — first payment is due in September
Member school districts and charters can either pay a lump sum or make monthly payments.
Idaho faces a CTE gap — affecting rural schools and rural communities
Career-technical education is booming. But it’s growing unevenly. In bigger districts, students have more opportunities. In small towns, offerings are limited.
Reading proficiency decreases slightly in first year of new assessment
Students this past school year took the twice-a-year reading assessment on a new platform that requires kids to speak their responses into a microphone instead of picking from multiple-choice answers.
ISAT scores see growth but fall short of state goals
The test doesn’t affect students’ grades, but lawmakers, schools and parents use the scores as a measurement of Idaho’s K-12 performance.
Idaho’s top insurance regulator knew school trust was in trouble before it ran out of money
Dean Cameron told the state superintendent that the Idaho School Benefit Trust had been “walking a tight line” for as long as he could remember.
‘There’s no more critical point in time:’ Kane returns to U of I to head its law school
A longtime Statehouse fixture, Brian Kane is heading up a growing law school — and he sees potential for outreach beyond its Moscow and Boise campuses.
School boards set November ballot questions as deadline nears
Trustees across Idaho are discussing and finalizing levies and bond proposals ahead of the Aug. 28 due date.
Idaho’s DEI phaseout began long before the Legislature’s mandate
How many diversity, equity and inclusion programs and jobs have been cut on Idaho campuses? Reports ordered by the Legislature provide some answers.
State Board roundup, 8.13.26: Boise State Athletics faces budget deficit after Pac-12 move, athlete payments
Also Thursday, the State Board said farewell to two members whose terms are expiring.
Idaho schools are losing thousands of students even as the state grows
Shifting demographics impact K-12 funding and have forced local leaders to adjust staffing, trim budgets and rethink long-term plans.