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School choice
…There are, however, rare exceptions where private school students can access state funding. Idaho offers Empowering Parents microgrants that cover education-related expenses, like laptops and books – but not tuition…
Empowering Parents is open for applications
The Empowering Parents application window is open, as of Monday. Families can now apply for their share from the $30 million education microgrant program. Instructions and the online application are…
District 29: Pocatello rematch could carry big education implications
…“fraud and grift” with the Empowering Parents grants. Rural students would not have the same opportunities to attend private schools. Idaho schools are underfunded already, so the state should not…
After a turbulent start, state makes a change on Empowering Parents contract
…Empowering Parents program heads into its third year. The State Board of Education expects to begin taking new grant applications in late October. The Empowering Parents contractor serves as the…
Empowering Parents applications to open in late October
…click on the Empowering Parents website to fill out the paperwork. In the meantime, families with existing Empowering Parents balances can continue shopping through Odyssey, the state’s program contractor. This…
‘Early-childhood education is the foundation upon which all future learning is built’
…However, I saw a unique opportunity at AEYC to directly influence the foundational stages of education by empowering parents, caregivers and educators as partners in a child’s development. AEYC’s Early…
Money crunch: Thousands of families miss out on state grants
The second year of the Empowering Parents grant program is in the books — and thousands of applicants were shut out. All told, 28,916 students received a share of the…
Defying pandemic-era predictions, home schooling remains on the rise in Idaho and beyond
…to increased governmental oversight and tracking. In March, Homeschool Idaho lobbied against a bill that would’ve allowed home-school families to apply for state grant dollars under the Empowering Parents program….
All means all
…was there. Working with Governor Brad Little to create the Empowering Parents Microgrant program for students who come from families that may not be able to afford all the educational…
Nampa rivals duel over education spending in repeat primary
…the Opportunity Scholarship and Empowering Parents, allow students and families to use public dollars for college tuition and private expenses, like tutoring. But no state money goes to K-12 private…