The legislative session finished up in April. We unpack three education issues from the session (budget cuts and colleges, virtual schools and IDLA, and high-performing districts flexibility) and discuss how they might affect Idaho families.
Note: For background, first listen to Idaho Education: Unpacked episode two on the budget deficit and episode five on virtual schools.
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Idaho Ed News put out this article summing up what happened with education during the legislative session.
For more on college budget cuts, look here for Ed News coverage. You can also listen to this episode of The Ranch podcast, which Alexis mentioned in the episode.
To learn more about the IDLA cuts, listen to this episode of The Purple Zone podcast.
For more on high-performing district requirements, read this EdNews article.
Though we didn’t talk about it in the episode, House Bill 516 (the teacher’s union bill) was another significant legislative action. Read more here, or listen to this episode of The Purple Zone podcast.
