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Day 14: IEA lobby day

Critchfield took the opportunity to talk with teachers, parents and lawmakers.

ChatGPT: Is it a valuable communication tool or a way to cheat?

Educators are abuzz about a new technology that writes like a person and could put original thinking in jeopardy.

Can you tell the difference between student writing and AI-generated writing?

Test your mettle and see how ChatGPT works.

House Speaker Mike Moyle supports budget committee voting change

Democratic Minority Leader Ilana Rubel said the change will make it harder to pass budgets.

University of Idaho students cope on campus as spring semester begins

“Although this event was really tragic and shook the absolute foundation of our Moscow community and the university, I still feel like this is my home,” said junior Madison Fitzgerald.

Day 11: Preparing for her budget presentation

Critchfield will present to the House and Senate education committees Monday.

Senators present education savings account draft legislation at public town hall

The policy was not made available to the public, but Sen. Tammy Nichols said it would create scholarships for families to put toward private school tuition and fees, and a host of other education expenses.

Day 10: Meeting with lawmakers

The superintendent attended a town hall meeting about school choice.

Analysis: Little’s ambitious scholarship plan is still a rough draft

On Monday, Gov. Brad Little proposed Idaho’s largest and most versatile taxpayer-funded scholarship. But on Thursday, his office had few details about how the program would work.