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Court approves state takeover of insolvent Idaho School Benefit Trust

The Department of Insurance now has control over the depleted trust’s assets.

Parents fill McMillan Elementary gym to oppose closure

West Ada trustees could soon vote to close the school due to its declining enrollment and need for expensive repairs.

Memorial service for Terry Gilbert slated for Sunday

The former educator, Idaho Education Association president and state superintendent’s candidate died on Aug. 30.

Boise considers school closures amid declining enrollment

The district rolled out a number of proposals during virtual and in-person meetings this week it called “The Future of Boise Schools.”

A national magazine releases its annual college rankings. Here’s how Idaho stacks up

The University of Idaho received a lofty national ranking for affordability. A Moscow-based college — connected to a controversial church with ties to Christian nationalism — is Idaho’s highest-ranked liberal arts college.

Voters learn things at debates. Maybe that’s why many incumbents dodge them.

Co-sponsored by EdNews, Tuesday’s debate between GOP state superintendent Debbie Critchfield and Democratic challenger Becky Sundin Mitchell was an election-year outlier. And that’s the problem.

Threatened, bullied, blindsided: District leaders speak out on benefit trust’s ‘systemic silence’

A group of superintendents claim the Idaho School Benefit Trust intentionally withheld information until after districts renewed for another year. They’ve reached out to the governor.