State Policy

Senate passes Idaho Launch bills, as incentive plan nears finish line

The program, one of Gov. Brad Little’s top education priorities, would allow high school graduates to receive up to $8,000 to attend community college, pursue a career-technical education certificate or complete workforce training.

Analysis: An encouraging, but complicated, picture of higher ed enrollment

The quick soundbite: All four of Idaho’s four-year schools picked up enrollment this fall. But below the surface, there’s a lot more to the story.

Analysis: Idaho picks a fledgling firm to ship $50 million of grants to parents

A $1.5 million contract went to a New York-based vendor who was not the state’s low bidder, and has never run a similar project in any other state, according to public records obtained by Idaho Education News.