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New committee of veteran Idaho officials seeks to take on extremists
“Take Back Idaho” political action committee plans to promote legislative candidates in 2022 elections.
Campus news items: University research team examines climate change
Also inside, Northwest Nazarene University receives $1 million for free-market education center, and Lewis-Clark gets go-ahead on dorm purchase.
Little reports nearly $1 million in campaign contributions
The incumbent has not formally announced his bid for a second term, but he continues to far outraise all prospective rivals in the May GOP primary.
Much of school board candidate fundraising didn’t go public until after the election
An EdNews analysis of 43 candidates’ campaign finances found that 45% of their fundraising wasn’t reported until after polls closed.
Report: Idaho’s full-day kindergarteners outpace half-day students in reading
New research on Idaho’s mix of kindergarten offerings found one researcher calling for change in Idaho Thursday.
Analysis: Campus demographics are changing — and that carries political implications
More of Idaho’s college students are coming from outside Idaho. That could affect the way Idaho’s elected officials view an embattled higher education system, and where they decide to spend taxpayer dollars.
Over two dozen Idaho educators disciplined last school year
About half of the cases focused on inappropriate or sexual conduct with students, a new state report shows.
State Board shifts to enrollment-based K-12 funding model, again
The decision carries major implications for K-12 funding this school year. Also, find out why the board surveyed student on their politics, and what respondents said.
A transformative trend: Idaho draws more of its college students from out of state
A majority of Boise State’s first-year undergrads came from outside the state, for the first time in school history. And that’s just one snapshot. The face of the Idaho college campus is changing, likely for years to come.
From farmer to sailor to educator: A ‘servant leader’ will soon retire
Harold Nevill will step down as superintendent of an Idaho alternative school. He’ll leave behind clear instructions for his successor.