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Private education tax credit reaches annual cap, applications close
The program is capped at $50 million annually, including administrative costs. The Idaho State Tax Commission has released little information about who’s receiving the taxpayer funds.
Lake Pend Oreille trustees vote to relocate alternative school
The decision was unanimous despite a packed meeting, repeated shouts from the crowd and a formal grievance.
Lakeland trustees cure alleged open meeting violation
Tustees have met 31 times so far in 2026, including 25 executive sessions.
Could Uncle Sam’s money cure Idaho’s physicians’ shortage? Not necessarily.
Idaho ranks last in the nation in physicians per capita, an access crisis that only worsens as the state’s population grows and its doctors grow older. Eight Republican lawmakers will have an outsized say over what happens next.
The Taylor LEAD Foundation awards $17,000 in student scholarships
A community-informed review process helped select the recipients from a pool of 72 applicants.
Kuna trustees welcome new superintendent Marcus Myers
His first board meeting was short but trustees still got some work done.
No more free kicks for groups that use Middleton facilities
The district hasn’t been following its policy and has let a for-profit soccer club use turf fields built by a local donor — who coaches for that club.
Schools cash in on record-setting lottery payout
The $56.25 million dividend isn’t a big jackpot for K-12, not in the context of an overall state budget approaching $2.8 billion — but it does represent a significant one-year increase.
A disputed Boise High incident became central to Idaho’s transgender bathroom fight
A “humiliating” story has surfaced in multiple lawsuits litigating the state’s transgender bathroom restrictions. Court records show conflicting accounts of what happened.