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Idaho superintendent candidate found in contempt of Washington court
The contempt findings can be corrected if Branden Durst remains in strict compliance with a parenting plan.
Superintendent candidates verbally battle for GOP nomination
Ybarra flexed her seven years in office, Critchfield struck at Ybarra’s lack of leadership, and Durst, again, portrayed himself as an outsider in the field.
West Ada board chair steps down; district hires Gov. Little’s former education aide
Rusty Coffelt said “family matters” will take him out of state. In unrelated news, the governor’s former point person moves back into education.
May 9 update: Critchfield continues fundraising dominance in state superintendent’s race
The candidate and former State Board of Education President had surpassed $300,000 as of May 9.
Primary elections 2022: State of the Idaho Republican Party
Next month’s Republican primary elections are expected to be among the most competitive and influential races in a vital election year for Idaho.
GOP superintendent candidates to square off in televised debates next week
Monday’s debate will offer them formal chances to spar, with one-minute rebuttals built into the first of the two hour-long faceoffs.
State Board extends temporary K-12 funding change, grants hearing for embattled charter school
Both decisions capped off the State Board of Education’s second and final day of meetings at the University of Idaho Thursday.
Analysis: Reclaim Idaho’s referendum on K-12 comes closer to fruition
It’s not official, but Idaho appears headed to a high-stakes statewide debate about taxes and education funding. Like a debate over a local bond issue or school levy, only bigger.
Primary elections 2022: The state of the Idaho Democratic Party
Long the political underdogs in deep red Idaho, Democrats say a rise in extremism among the far right wing of the Republican Party has given them an opportunity to gain political ground in the Gem State. Between Republican-led moves to reduce funding for higher education, cut money for the library commission, attempt to eliminate protections…
Tuition freeze continues — but gets a chilly response from one student leader
The State Board of Education made good on its plans to freeze undergraduate, in-state tuition for a third straight year. But Boise State University’s student body president says the freeze sets up future students for a big increase down the road.