Idaho passed $2 billion in funding for school facilities. It’s not nearly enough to fix them
A new cost estimate and early reports from districts receiving state funds show that small districts are still struggling to ...
‘Collision path’: Idaho lawmakers cross party lines on competing school voucher bills
Bill co-sponsors Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, told the committee ...
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New Idaho bill targets funding of teachers unions
BOISE — A bill that would restrict the funding of teachers unions has been advanced to the Idaho House.
Idaho private school voucher bill barely clears Senate committee. A Democrat supported it
Separate from partisan politics, separate from vouchers, as a special education teacher, I have to take efforts like that seriously,” said Sen. Carrie Semmelroth, D-Boise.
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How Idaho could better fund schools based on student needs | Guest commentary
In Idaho, about 60% of school funding comes from the state ... I am asking our Legislature to support a change in how our state education dollars are distributed. I make this point because ...
School choice funding bill moves to Idaho Senate floor by a slim vote
Idaho lawmakers debated Senate Bill 1025, a sweeping education reform bill that would expand school choice grants. Over 400 ...
Idaho Senate bill proposes education grant and strengthens school choice amid funding concerns
A group of Senate and House Democrats were blocked from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International ...
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President Trump proposes closing Department of Education, Idaho districts respond
President Trump says he wants to close the Department of Education and return that power back to the States. The President ...
Idaho STEM program faces closure amid federal funding battle
DOD STARBASE Idaho, a vital STEM education program, is closing temporarily. Without increased funding, programs across the ...
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House GOP leadership says Senate school choice bill could be dead on arrival
House Republican leaders say a proposed private school tuition subsidy that cleared a Senate committee this week could be ...
Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.
Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the ...
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School choice funding bill moves to Idaho Senate floor by a slim vote
USA — Idaho lawmakers pushed forward Senate Bill 1025 on Monday, a sweeping education reform bill that would expand the Empowering Parents program, boost special education funding, and cut ...