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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.

Post Falls school offers therapeutic methods for struggling students

Parents are searching for alternative ways to help their children with learning disabilities.

Idaho non-profit aims to build 100 new accessible playgrounds by 2033

An accessible playground costs anywhere between $250,000 to $500,000.

Statehouse roundup, 2.9.24: House passes education ‘maintenance’ budgets

INSIDE: New bill would beef-up school bullying reporting requirements.

Employee survey indicates support for Phoenix purchase

But months after the proposed $685 million University of Phoenix purchase went public, many U of I employees still said they had no opinions about the purchase, or were unsure about it.

Pocatello trustees urged to “speed up” decisions on Highland rebuild

They differ on priorities, but seemed to agree Tuesday that a bond would be the best way to rebuild.

Leaders scrutinize merits of proposals as money dwindles

About $10 million is left of Superintendent Debbie Critchfield’s Idaho Career Ready Students grant.

Statehouse roundup, 2.6.24: Bill to shorten library board terms advances

INSIDE: Bills expanding CTE scholarship expenses, revising digital learning agency funding formula head to the House floor

Bill that would require children to opt in to vaccine registry heads to House floor

Doctors said the bill could create millions in overhead costs for clinics to change their reporting procedures.

Statehouse roundup, 2.5.24: Home-school rights protected in proposed constitutional amendment

INSIDE: New bills introduced to ban mask mandates, and restrict activists from providing sex education material.

Statehouse roundup, 2.1.24: Budget committee agrees on 3% employee raises

MORE INSIDE: Teachers union says arming school staff is unsafe, proposal to limit special legislative sessions advances.