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Statehouse roundup, 3.28.24: Senate rejects summer lunch program funding
INSIDE: Launch sideboards advance, lawmakers publicize forthcoming plan to activate school facilities funding.
Student class days depend on the school — and vary widely
House Bill 521 could make it harder for districts and charters to adopt four-day weeks.
Statehouse roundup, 3.27.24: Senate kills Phoenix bill, throwing purchase into jeopardy
Also, budget writers OK’d additional time to roll out career-technical education grants.
A social worker and a former school leader vie for Boise board vacancy
Trustees will interview both on Monday, and appoint one the following week.
Judge awards $240,000 to State Board in Phoenix lawsuit
The order marks the latest step in a lengthy, and ongoing, lawsuit challenging the University of Idaho’s $685 million bid to buy the University of Phoenix.
Trailer park: Lawmakers pass competing bills to address four-day school issues
The last-minute proposals — “trailer” bills, in Statehouse shorthand — seek to fix a controversial piece of an omnibus school facilities bill.
Statehouse roundup, 3.26.24: Senators vote to revamp and rescue Phoenix deal
INSIDE: House committee clears bill making changes to school facilities funding plan
Statehouse roundup, 3.25.24: Last-minute bill would rework the Phoenix purchase
Also, Senate leadership plans amendments to library bill while House leadership introduces late-session bills on school choice, facilities funding and Idaho Launch.
STATE INVESTIGATION: Special education violations come to light as parents advocate for students with disabilities
More than two dozen districts and charters violated federal special education law last year, investigators found, leaving students underserved.
STATE INVESTIGATION: Systemic special education problems at Oneida’s booming online school will take years to address
A partnership with controversial private companies, and an at-home learning environment where parents become the de-facto teachers, have contributed to the issues.