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Micron announces Trump Account contributions for Idaho families

The Boise-based company will deposit a collective $250 million in seed funding to honor America’s 250th birthday.

Lakeland trustees extend interim superintendent’s contract without public vote

Jake Massey was not promoted to superintendent but he did receive a $30,000 raise to stay on as interim, according to contracts obtained from a public records request.

Supreme Court upholds Idaho’s transgender athletics ban

Tuesday’s long-awaited ruling removes the last legal obstacle to enforcing Idaho’s “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” — which has been mired in the courts for more than six years.

Idaho School Boards Association plows through transition with new lobbyist

It’s an unprecedented time in the history of the 84-year-old organization, which represents nearly every school board in Idaho. 

Spelling it out: Inside the Idaho School Boards Association

Here’s a closer look at the services ISBA provides to school boards across Idaho.

U of I announces three AI degree programs

Idaho’s three four-year universities will all offer artificial intelligence degrees in 2026-27.

CEI Early College Program earns national accreditation

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships is the nation’s only accrediting organization for programs that let high school students earn college credits.

Special education faces two big changes. But the constant budget crunch isn’t going anywhere.

The state’s new “high-needs” program starts up this year. A major federal overhaul is in the works. Neither will erase a special education funding shortfall.

‘Maintenance only:’ State agencies told to hold the line on spending

Based on a recent memo from Gov. Brad Little’s budget chief, K-12 is unlikely to see much in the way of new money next year, and higher education is unlikely to see a reversal of recent budget cuts.

State GOP platform would eliminate property taxes — and leave schools with a multimillion-dollar funding gap

Senate Republican candidate Scott Herndon led the charge last weekend at the Idaho Republican State Convention to add a plank calling for “revenue sources that do not place a lien on a citizen’s home.”