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Lakeland leaders scramble for a plan after second levy failure in as many years

Parents, teachers and students are showing up in large numbers at board meetings demanding answers.

Analysis: In a staring match over DEI, the universities blink

The State Board of Education could vote next week to restrict campus DEI programs. Boise State and Idaho State have already reined themselves in — and the University of Idaho has a “rough idea” about how to comply.

Statewide enrollment is slightly up compared to last fall

Enrollment is down in most of the state’s largest districts, but online schools are growing.

House Education gets a new — and possibly more conservative — chair

Meanwhile, the Senate Education Committee appeared to move more toward the mainstream, as lawmakers received their 2025 committee assignments Thursday.

UPDATED: Supreme Court sides with Labrador on Phoenix lawsuit

The ruling throws yet another wrench into the University of Idaho’s $685 million bid to acquire the University of Phoenix.

Is 2025 the year of private school choice in Idaho? ‘Several’ bills could be coming

Idaho is one of a few Republican-dominated states that has yet to adopt a program subsidizing private school tuition, through vouchers, education savings accounts or tax credits.

A plan to prevent school shootings — and litigation — could surface in the Legislature

Since a 2021 school shooting in his Jefferson County, prosecutor Mark Taylor has been on a mission to ensure such violence never occurs again.

Lawmakers get their first look at proposed DEI restrictions

Two Republican lawmakers said they like the idea of making sure all students have access to support programs. But a Democratic lawmaker said the State Board proposal could cause some students to leave Idaho.