Kevin Richert and Ryan Suppe
Statehouse roundup, 1.29.25: Boise State, Idaho State presidents grilled over funding
INSIDE: A divided House committee endorsed a bill to downsize Idaho’s school safety advisory board by removing public school and law enforcement representatives.
Statehouse roundup, 1.27.25: Budget-writers quiz Green on DEI, Phoenix purchase
INSIDE: Critchfield outlines ‘strategic goals,’ and House committees advance bills on masks and bullying.
Statehouse roundup, 1.21.25: Critchfield aide pitches new graduation requirements
Inside: New bills would reimburse self-directed learners, ban mask mandates in schools.
Statehouse roundup, 1.17.25: JFAC OKs big-dollar ‘maintenance’ budgets
Inside: Idahoans weigh in on teacher pay, private school choice in annual survey.
Statehouse roundup, 1.14.25: House quickly passes transgender sports resolution
Inside: Lawmakers drill into the State Board of Education’s growing budget, and a bill banning most flags in classrooms resurfaces.
Statehouse roundup, 1.9.25: Boise State volleyball resolution heads to House floor
INSIDE: Twin Falls Republican introduces “personal bill” to create a $250 million private school tax credit program.
House Education gets a new — and possibly more conservative — chair
Meanwhile, the Senate Education Committee appeared to move more toward the mainstream, as lawmakers received their 2025 committee assignments Thursday.
Freeman resigning as State Board director
The longtime executive director’s resignation sets the stage for what could be a politically charged hiring process.
Green: U of I has ‘a couple different paths’ on Phoenix
“There is a desire to continue to move this along,” the University of Idaho president told State Board of Education members Wednesday morning. “We’re trying to figure out what that’s going to look like.”
What happened, or didn’t: Wrapping up the chaotic 2024 session
Here’s a recap of all things education after a 94-day legislative session. Hint: It was a blockbuster for education spending.