State Policy
Analysis: What we know about the Phoenix sweepstakes, despite the U of I’s silence
The University of Idaho wasn’t the only bidder for the University of Phoenix, a for-profit online giant. That is clear. The rest of the story is more complicated.
Who’s on Critchfield’s school funding committee?
The committee that could help rewrite Idaho’s school funding formula includes a dozen legislators, several prominent education lobbyists and three district superintendents.
State Board wants a judge to toss Labrador lawsuit
The July 18 court motion continues a legal battle between the elected head of the state’s law firm and a powerful education policymaking body made up largely of gubernatorial appointments.
When did Idaho drop its American Library Association membership — and why?
The decision came only a few months ago — and appeared to have little to do with politics.
Analysis: Critchfield puts a K-12 funding formula rewrite on a fast track
The state superintendent wants to rewrite Idaho’s complicated and aged school funding formula — within about six weeks. The implications are as far-reaching as her timetable is ambitious.
Applications now open for $45 million in career technical education funding
The grants will go to boost CTE initiatives in Idaho’s middle and high schools, particularly those in rural and remote regions of the state.
Idaho ends 2023 fiscal year with $99 million surplus
With the surplus, Idahoans to receive about $300 million in property tax cuts.
NewU University president: Branding snafu has caused marketplace ‘confusion’
“As the founder and president of NewU University, I will vigorously defend its interests when we are harmed,” Stratsi Kulinski told Idaho Education News Tuesday.
Hardliners urge libraries to sever ties with national organization
The controversy stems from a since-deleted tweet from American Library Association President Emily Drabinski, a Boise High School graduate, in which she described herself as a “Marxist lesbian.”
State still waiting on interest refund from contractor
A New York-based contractor — Primary Class, known also as Odyssey — collected nearly $500,000. The interest came off of $50 million in federal funding, set aside to cover the Empowering Parents education microgrant program.