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A deep dive into four-day schools — and researchers found contradictions
The move to a four-day school schedule delivers a variety of benefits, supporters say. Researchers instead found a gap between perception and reality.
Charter tours highlight existing choices and give voice to parents
The tours come as talk of private school subsidies heats up ahead of the 2025 legislative session.
School leaders will ask patrons for $244 million this November
Find out if your district has a measure on the ballot — and what it costs.
This little-known group is issuing $1 billion in school facilities bonds. Here’s how
The Idaho State Building Authority has been working for months behind the scenes to sell the initial bond — its highest-value venture in 50 years.
No stranger to change, Whitworth takes a high-profile (and changing) education post
From a Central Idaho ranch to Idaho State University to GOP politics to the state’s controller’s office. Joshua Whitworth’s circuitous career path has taken him to the top job at the State Board of Education.
Labrador accuses education leaders of sowing ‘strife and conflict’ over new parental consent law
The attorney general sent a letter to state superintendent Debbie Critchfield offering guidance on a new law that requires parental consent for health treatment on minors.
What education could look like under the presidential candidates
See where they stand on a host of issues, including student mental health, special education and school choice.
Analysis: A hometown jury hands Boise State a resounding rebuke
For an institution as image-conscious as Boise State University, getting routed in open court is never a good look. Especially in this case — when jurors said administrators pushed Big City Coffee off campus in violation of the First Amendment.
State lowers long-term academic goals to help narrow achievement gaps
The goal overhaul for graduation rates, ISAT scores, and language learner progress marks the first time the federally-mandated benchmarks have been updated since 2017.
President Wagner salutes ISU history in inaugural address
Wagner also unveiled a new “forward-thinking framework” that will guide spending on enrollment growth, infrastructure and other strategic areas.