IDAHO

A partial thaw: Feds free up funding for after-school and summer programs

The about-face will translate to $6.5 million for Idaho. But nearly $27 million for other Idaho programs remain in limbo.

Boise State reports summer enrollment record

More than 10,000 Boise State students are pursuing about 59,300 summer credits.

Spring reading scores show significant gains, with nearly 71% at grade level

Idaho’s K-3 students have exceeded pre-pandemic reading rates for the first time, according to results from a spring statewide reading exam.

Lottery pays out $75 million dividend for state buildings, school funding

The payout is the third largest in the lottery’s 36-year history.

Analysis: Idaho’s fight over private school choice is far from finished

The 2025 Legislature passed a $50 million private school tax credit program. Heading into the 2026 session, $50 million looks to be the boundary on the map and the line in the sand.

Nampans voice questions, concerns about CWI’s proposed Idaho Center acquisition

The Nampa City Council will make the next move, and is expected to vote on the no-cash transfer on Aug. 11.

Salmon charter school leverages federal loan for new campus

Fernwaters Public Charter School received a $3.25 million from the USDA’s Rural Development office to build a permanent K-8 campus.

Education Department in the middle of a growing tug-of-war between Trump, Democrats

Democrats in Congress are pushing back hard on Trump administration’s freeze of $6.8 billion in funds for after-school, other programs

Head Start preschools to bar undocumented children under new Trump rule

The main factor limiting Head Start seats is a lack of trained teachers, said Diane Schilder, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a public policy think tank.