Four South Idaho districts ask for multimillion-dollar levies

In depth: Boise State administrators made volleyball call, amid outside lobbying

Higher education politics

Drip, drip, drip: New competing motions in Big City Coffee-Boise State lawsuit

Big City’s attorneys want $1.7 million for legal costs and fees. The defense wants a judge to throw out a $4 million verdict against two present and former Boise State University administrators.

Elections

Analysis: Prop. 1 becomes the election of the year, and the GOP goes all in

Lewiston educator named Teacher of the Year

State Board of Education

Critchfield floats administrator apprenticeship program; says their pay rate is less than teachers’

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Empowering Parents

Empowering Parents is open for applications

University of Idaho students traverse the campus academic mall corridor during a class change. (University of Idaho photo)

Boise State, U of I tout enrollment increases

University of Nevada

Nevada-San José State volleyball match a go, despite player boycott

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Opinion

We thought closing Idaho’s primaries was a good idea. We were wrong.

Marv Hagedorn

The education choices we have now are not enough

Tiffany Anderson

Administrators lead the way to whole-school success

Debbie Critchfield

Young Voters Want a Voice. Prop 1 Will Give It To Them

Babe Vote Student Volunteers

The enrollment pause and proposed reduction of the Idaho Child Care Program is disastrous for Idaho’s working families

Lori Fascilla

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Episode 95: Previewing a pivotal legislative session

The 2024 legislative session opens Monday, with a cornucopia of education topics on the plate.

Will state leaders address Idaho’s school facilities backlog? How will the school choice debate shake out? Will legislators wade into the wonky but important debate about enrollment- or attendance-based school funding?

And what’s the other big education issue legislators should be talking about?

To get the answers, Kevin Richert and Ryan Suppe interview Quinn Perry of the Idaho School Boards Association and Matt Compton of the Idaho Education Association.

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On May 17, the University of Idaho abruptly announced its plan to acquire the University of Phoenix, sending shockwaves through the state’s education and political circles.

At $685 million, it could be the largest and most polarizing transaction in Idaho higher education history. The U of I insists the deal will be a moneymaker. But Phoenix, a for-profit online giant with an enrollment of 85,000 students, is saddled with a checkered history and a tarnished reputation.

Idaho Education News’ Kevin Richert has closely followed this story for months, breaking news and fighting for the public’s right to know.

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Spelling it Out

Learn about scholarships in Idaho

Spelling it Out: Standardized Tests

Spelling it Out: How traditional public schools are governed

Spelling it Out: Types of Schools

Spelling it Out: A tutorial on teacher evaluations