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Students focus on personal growth at Caldwell Youth Forum
A group of 32 students and 17 staff members gathered in Donnelly on Thursday to take part in the annual Caldwell Youth Forum. The forum features students from high schools across Caldwell, and attendance is by invitation only. The forum focuses on students who are succeeding academically but who are not actively involved in student…
State lowers long-term academic goals to help narrow achievement gaps
The goal overhaul for graduation rates, ISAT scores, and language learner progress marks the first time the federally-mandated benchmarks have been updated since 2017.
President Wagner salutes ISU history in inaugural address
Wagner also unveiled a new “forward-thinking framework” that will guide spending on enrollment growth, infrastructure and other strategic areas.
Big City awarded $3 million in lawsuit against Boise State administrators
The jury awarded Sarah Jo Fendley $3 million in damages for business losses, mental and emotional distress, personal humiliation and lost reputation. One former Boise State administrator was liable for another $1 million in punitive damages.
‘There was no effort to get rid of her:’ Day eight in the Big City Coffee trial
President Marlene Tromp and a former member of her inner circle stuck to a recurring point Thursday: Both said they did not oust Big City Coffee from the Boise State University campus.
‘We care about what students think. It doesn’t make our choices for us.’ Tromp takes stand
The Boise State president is not a defendant in the $10 million Big City Coffee lawsuit, but she is nonetheless on trial — in the court of public opinion. Critics say the case fits into a larger narrative over a social justice agenda at Idaho’s largest university.
Some school districts are ‘scrambling’ for maintenance money after HB 521
The sweeping facilities bill shifted lottery funds in way that’s left some district cash-strapped in the short term.
A look inside Christian nationalism — with an Idaho emphasis
The preacher of a Moscow-based fundamentalist church is determined to transform the politics of the Palouse, as part of a bigger campaign to make America an explicitly Christian nation. Schools are the centerpiece of this crusade.
Grants aim to bolster art programs, teacher recruitment and retention in rural schools
The state is accepting applications through the end of this month.
Higher ed budget requests focus on staff additions, pay raises
The higher ed requests are the first step in a process that will unfold at the Statehouse in the next six months or so.