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Analysis: The open (and covert) pushback against the education system
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s school indoctrination task force might not make any policy, but it will make a lot of noise. Heading into Thursday’s first meeting, education leaders are openly skeptical about what to expect.
Statements show thousands of dollars worth of unexplained purchases at Ammon charter school
Expense reports lack details about what school leaders bought from places such as TJ Maxx, Netflix and area grocery stores.
Investigators find no wrongdoing in Boise State diversity course
“No students who participated in the investigation reported that they were ever forced to apologize for the color of their skin,” investigators from the Boise law firm Hawley Troxell said in a report issued Monday morning.
‘It’s about a conversation:’ Tromp talks about social justice backlash, state budget cuts
After eliminating 194 staff positions during the pandemic, Boise State University President Marlene Tromp hopes to absorb a $1.5 million budget cut without affecting programs. “Already, we’ve had so much loss.”
‘After I got the gun, I just pulled her into a hug’: Rigby teacher retraces school shooting
Krista Gneiting spoke out about the May 6 ordeal at Rigby Middle School with Good Morning America.
McGeachin enters gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s entry into the gubernatorial race sets up a potential showdown, and clash of ideologies, in the May 2022 GOP primary. And education could be one focal point.
School elections: Bonneville levy reruns succeed, two recalls fail
East Idaho voters overwhelmingly OK’d a pair of levy renewals last night, but funding requests like an Emmett bond issue — meant to bankroll a new high school and gymnasium — were killed.
Terry Ryan transformed Idaho education. He’s not done yet.
The controversial out-of-stater has influenced the addition of 12,000 public charter seats in Idaho. He plans to add thousands more, causing a disruption to traditional schools.
New State Board president aims to draw Idaho’s leaders back into consensus over education priorities
“If we don’t have alignment with the Legislature on what’s important, and they don’t support it and fund it, we’re not going to get anything done,” said Kurt Liebich.
Analysis: A stalemate session, with few clear victors
The record-setting 2021 legislative session pitted the House against the Senate, conservative Republicans against moderates, and lawmakers against Gov. Brad Little. Things may get worse before they get better; the 2022 session kicks off an election year.