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Analysis: Win or lose, Labrador’s lawsuit has already jeopardized the Phoenix sale
It’s been almost a year since Idaho’s attorney general filed a lawsuit over the proposed University of Phoenix acquisition. The slow-walking case is one big reason the $685 million purchase totters on shaky ground.
Lawmakers get a glimpse into CWI’s growth — and the challenges that come with it
In barely 15 years, the College of Western Idaho has grown from zero students to 30,000 students. College officials are talking about how to accommodate 50,000 students, President Gordon Jones said.
School leaders in two resort towns get creative to offer affordable housing for staff — with mixed results
McCall and Blaine County cobble together initiatives in communities where teachers, custodians and bus drivers can’t afford to buy a home.
‘Everything on the table’: How parents and neighbors ended Salmon’s decades-long school bond drought
Voters rejected 12 straight proposals for a new school. Then a group of volunteers stepped in to rebuild trust.
‘Phoenix or bust:’ As a plan to rework the purchase flamed out, frustrations flared
Idaho Education News reviewed hundreds of pages of internal emails, for a behind-the-scenes look at the Statehouse debate over the proposed University of Phoenix megadeal.
Meet the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars from Idaho
This year, Idaho’s winners both attend Timberline High School. One is headed to MIT and the other to Yale University. INSIDE: Video interviews.
Staff reductions imminent after levy fails in Caldwell
District leaders will propose cuts for the board to consider in June.
How gross jelly beans and a game of hide-and-seek help me connect with my kids
Check out our new column: A Dad’s Diary, parenting perspectives from Devin Bodkin. Send him your ideas.
UPDATED: With U of I deal in limbo, Phoenix seeks to talk to other buyers
According to State Board of Education emails, Phoenix’s owners want to negotiate with other would-be buyers — and the University of Idaho could receive “breakup fees” if its offer doesn’t come to fruition.
West Bonner considers shuttering two elementary schools
Trustees are searching for solutions to shore-up a multi-million dollar budget shortfall next school. Voters rejected a recent levy request for $4.7 million that would have kept the district solvent for one year.