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Boise to offer free breakfasts; West Ada applications open Aug. 1
Boise’s $2.1 million breakfast program will begin this fall. Free lunches and breakfasts will be available at 20 Boise schools and two West Ada elementary schools.
Meanwhile, Idaho’s largest district will offer free breakfast and lunch at two grade schools,
4 things districts should do right now — before the fiscal cliff
The combination of declining student enrollment and the expiration of federal relief funds will make the spring 2025 budget season particularly painful in many districts across the country.
Longtime deputy controller to take helm at State Board
Joshua Whitworth will start as the State Board’s executive director on July 1. But in a new and potentially politicized process, the state Senate will vote on Whitworth’s hire next winter.
New Title IX rules on hold in 10 states, including Idaho
The ruling blocks a Biden administration proposal to extend Title IX, and ban discrimination in schools based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Idaho GOP platform changes include opposition to workforce training funding, embryo destruction
One successful proposal expresses opposition to “using taxpayer funding for programs beyond high school.”
Dorothy Moon reelected as chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party
GOP chairwoman defeated former Idaho legislator and challenger Mary Souza for party’s leadership position.
Journalists barred from observing first day of Idaho Republican state convention
“In my mind, this is a private group,” state GOP chairwoman Dorothy Moon said Thursday. “It’s a private association.”
State Board approves new U of I school for health professions
The school will house three new departments: medicine, clinical medicine and nursing.
New revelations, new wrinkles in Supreme Court hearing on Phoenix sale
The state’s highest court took up the year-old open meetings case Thursday, but issued no ruling. Here’s what we learned and what we heard.
Idaho Republican state convention kicks off Thursday in Coeur d’Alene
On top of the party leadership elections, delegates will vote on a proposed party platform and rules resolutions.