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State of Idaho projecting another record budget surplus as Legislature prepares for return
Five months into the current budget year, the surplus estimate is expected to climb to $1.6 billion by June 30, 2022.
Experts promote interaction with Idaho’s ‘Dark Sky Reserve’
College educators are using a $1 million grant to boost awareness and K-12 learning of outer space via a rare stretch of land with little light pollution.
Student stabbed in altercation at West Ada alternative school
One Crossroads Middle School student was injured and another is in custody.
East Idaho dairyman looks after cattle and charter schools
Alan Reed leads a successful dairy business and popular ice cream empire. In his spare time, he chairs one of the most controversial committees in Idaho public education.
Two Idaho charters reshape enrollments through ‘weighted’ lotteries
Some school leaders are sold on the controversial practice aimed at infusing more student diversity into their classrooms. Others remain mixed.
West Ada fifth-grader wins state holiday card contest
The Boise School District also announced the winner of its annual contest, and applications are open for youth mental health trainings.
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.