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Low-income students, religious schools, urban areas: Who will benefit from a school choice program?
Nearly two in three private schools are affiliated with a religion and most are in urban areas.
Profiles of service: educators from the battlefield to the schoolhouse
This story profiles four military veterans who launched a second career in education. Three are in Idaho charter schools.
Children act more like siblings than classmates at North Idaho’s smallest school
The Avery School District, where Calder is the only school, is the smallest district in North Idaho, one of the smallest in the state and has a budget of under $1 million.
Fort Hall students defy national absenteeism trends among Native American communities
As attendance improves, so are reading scores.
Critchfield: When trustees talk about reading, it becomes a priority
Boosting students’ reading ability is the state’s “number one goal and objective,” she told State Board trustees.
Horman, Gramer spar over private school choice
Their debate comes just weeks ahead of a legislative session where private school choice will likely take center stage.
Lakeland community continues to be at odds over failed levy repercussions
Another tense meeting ends with no solutions.
State Board unanimously approves Mountain View deconsolidation plan
Residents of Grangeville, Kooskia, and Elk City will have the final say in a vote planned for May.
State Board reins in campus DEI programs
Wednesday’s vote came after a turbulent month that thrust the State Board and Idaho’s higher ed community into the national DEI debate.
The four-day calendar is prevalent. And perhaps, politically untouchable
Four-day school advocates took on some of Idaho’s most powerful elected officials this year — and won. Politicians might not be in a hurry to take this issue on again in 2025.