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Analysis: Report raises important questions about two fast-growing programs
In one year, Idaho spent about $3 million on coursework and scholarships for students who didn’t pursue college. Legislative researchers take a hard look at the state’s popular Advanced Opportunities and Opportunity Scholarship programs.
Feds hand down equity-focused rules for coronavirus relief spending
The new rules are meant to prevent states from cutting funding in districts that are receiving a larger share of per-pupil funding from the feds, effectively zeroing out built-in equity measures.
Ammon charter school violated eight special education laws, according to state investigation
The State Department of Education has found Monticello Montessori Charter School in violation of multiple requirements under both the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Idaho Special Education Manual.
ISBA rep leaves indoctrination task force, decrying ‘partisan campaigning’
Idaho School Boards Association President-elect Jason Knopp reproached the task force’s composition and the way it carried out its recent inaugural meeting.
Analysis: McGeachin’s political strategy, unmasked
Last week, the lieutenant governor combined brilliant politics with slapdash policymaking. What better way to foreshadow a wild ride of a 2022 gubernatorial race?
At least 11 new online schools set to serve students next year
The surge in online offerings marks a changeup in the state’s virtual K-12 landscape, as school districts gear up to serve kids alternative options.
Pandemic, politics pile up for an unprecedented year of teacher stress
“I feel completely stressed because I feel like I let down my students,” one educator said.
Little rescinds McGeachin’s order on mask mandates
In a statement Friday, Gov. Brad Little minced no words about a Republican adversary, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, calling her Thursday executive order “an abuse of power.”
Bedke joins lieutenant governor’s race
On Thursday, the divisions within the Idaho GOP were on full display, as opponents and high-profile allies flanked House Speaker Scott Bedke during his campaign kickoff.
With Gov. Little out of state, McGeachin bans mask mandates in Idaho
She signed an executive order Thursday and did not tell the governor in advance, according to his office.