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Not all charter schools bus kids or provide free and reduced-price meals
The lack of services plays into the broader debate surrounding Idaho’s charters — how willing and capable the schools are to serve students equitably.
Analysis: Playing the role of the fun parent, Little ramps up his re-election run
While Gov. Brad Little travels the state to tout the treats of a $1.9 billion surplus, his chief Republican rival, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, is stuck in the Capitol, doing the daily chores of presiding over the state Senate.
Statehouse roundup, 2.9.22: Mask mandate ban clears House committee
Favorable testimony included unsubstantiated claims about masks and the coronavirus that received no direct pushback. In other news, career-technical programs are in line for a short-term budget boost.
Study: Idaho will need over 100 new schools by 2030
Some 42,000 students will have flooded Idaho by the end of the decade, a charter support group and a research firm say.
Nampa trustees appoint replacement after accepting superintendent’s resignation
Assistant superintendent Greg Russell takes over after Paula Kellerer’s abrupt exit.
Nampa superintendent Paula Kellerer resigns
The board has scheduled a special meeting for Saturday to accept the resignation and name an interim. INSIDE: Kellerer’s resignation letter.
Analysis: Idaho’s school building problems have been neglected for years
Because state officials consider school construction and maintenance a local responsibility, they’ve gotten careless with Idaho’s 46 million square feet of school buildings.
Statehouse roundup, 2.3.22: School employee health insurance boost heads to governor
The Idaho Senate easily passed a bill Thursday that would establish a fund to hold more money for school employees’ health insurance.
Sitting it out: Idaho’s college go-on rate falls once again
Only 37% of the state’s high school graduates went straight to college last fall — the lowest rate since at least 2014. State Board of Education officials aren’t exactly sure what happened.
Idaho Senate passes $600 million income tax bill without grocery tax repeal amendment
The largest tax cut in state history now heads to the governor’s desk.