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Boise to offer free breakfasts; West Ada applications open Aug. 1
Boise’s $2.1 million breakfast program will begin this fall. Free lunches and breakfasts will be available at 20 Boise schools and two West Ada elementary schools.
Meanwhile, Idaho’s largest district will offer free breakfast and lunch at two grade schools,
Nampa confirms decision to cut ties with 64-year bus contractor
Trustees said the decision was based on legal requirements that disqualified a contract bid from Brown Bus Company.
Libraries brace for new law restricting ‘harmful’ library materials
Librarians have been scrambling to understand, interpret and implement the controversial policy.
4 things districts should do right now — before the fiscal cliff
The combination of declining student enrollment and the expiration of federal relief funds will make the spring 2025 budget season particularly painful in many districts across the country.
School closures impact vulnerable students — it’s unclear what that means for their education
These communities are on the frontlines of budgetary woes that are increasingly impacting schools in Idaho.
State disciplines five educators for ethics violations
EdNews obtained public documents relating to the cases up for consideration at the commission’s June meeting.
Analysis: Convention illustrates the deepening divide within Idaho GOP
Last week, convention delegates called for defunding Idaho higher education — a vote that puts the GOP’s hardline activists at odds with mainstream Republican elected officials.
Bus contractor challenges Nampa’s decision to cut ties after 64 years
The Nampa School District didn’t consider Brown Bus Company’s contract bid over a technical error.
‘Chocolate milk and cereal’: Eating healthy isn’t just our family’s struggle
The U.S. diet is worse than bad — it’s deadly, a 2022 NPR article explained.
Longtime deputy controller to take helm at State Board
Joshua Whitworth will start as the State Board’s executive director on July 1. But in a new and potentially politicized process, the state Senate will vote on Whitworth’s hire next winter.