charter schools

Charter commission names new director

Jenn Thompson, the commission’s program manager since 2017, was named director on Friday.

Advocacy group gives Idaho charter law high marks for improvement

Idaho’s law ranks No. 17 among the nation’s 45 charter school laws, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said in a report released Monday. A year ago, Idaho ranked No. 21.

BSU is tracking student achievement at several Idaho charters

The effort stems from one charter advocacy group’s multi-million dollar push to grow charters, and boost achievement among their educationally disadvantaged students.

Charter commission seeks to weather the storm after a summer of controversy

Critics want the governor to clean house — and they want the Legislature to rein in commission staff. But the commission still has powerful Statehouse allies.

Jerome ‘unlikely’ to oversee Heritage Academy

The Jerome-based charter school asked the district to consider being its authorizing body amid fallout with the Idaho Public School Charter Commission.

More than 2,000 new charter school seats to open this fall

The new seats are part of a multimillion-dollar push led by charter support group Bluum to grow and expand charters in Idaho.

A.G.’s office: Charter commission appeared to violate state open meeting law

The commission’s chair agrees with the attorney general’s conclusions, which represent yet another public rebuke of a commission that oversees most of Idaho’s charter schools.

New report compares state charter facilities laws

Idaho provides charter schools about $395 per student to offset building costs — but other states do more, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools report.

A.G.’s office will investigate charter commission meeting

The attorney general’s office is required to look into the complaint from Heritage Academy in Jerome. The April 11 closed meeting has created a rift between the state’s charter school commission and charter advocates.

Charter commissioners discuss financial ‘malpractice’, low performance and closing schools in leaked audio

A recording from a closed-door meeting reveals critiques of several Idaho charter schools. Commission and charter school leaders released statements after hearing the audio.