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$19 million awarded to prepare students for in-demand careers
The Idaho Career Ready Students program awarded a total of $35 million in four months to develop CTE programs statewide
The U of I-Phoenix megadeal clears a key regulatory hurdle
The University of Phoenix’s accreditors have signed off on the deal, which would move the for-profit online university under the U of I’s umbrella. But other obstacles remain.
Federal grant funds available to state’s largest charter school authorizer
Up to $750,000 is available to the Idaho Public Charter School Commission to strengthen its role.
West Ada trustees remove ‘sexually explicit’ library book about teens fighting rape culture
Trustees praised the book’s subject matter but said it includes too much sexual content to warrant access for teenagers without parental oversight.
Idaho Falls trustee files for a recount after single-vote loss
Incumbent Trustee Elizabeth Cogliati: “We all deserve a recount.”
Following the dollars: After the election, candidate fundraising comes into focus
Candidates and campaign treasurers didn’t have to turn in October sunshine reports before Election Day. Those reports are rolling in now, bringing fundraising into closer focus.
West Ada’s lifelong-learner mindset drives student achievement
Its schools repeatedly outshone their peers on standardized tests. And the district far outpaced other large districts when it came to scores.
On the one-year anniversary of the murder of four UI students, friends speak of a vast web of severed connections
A year after the Moscow murders, the sadness lingers.
See you in court: Open meetings lawsuit will head to trial
The lawsuit will continue to loom over the University of Idaho’s proposed University of Phoenix purchase — possibly for several more months. The deal faces a May 31 deadline.
North Idaho technical school inspires entrepreneurial careers
Kootenai Bridge and Venture Academy seniors are skipping college, avoiding student loans, and using their high school training to become business owners after graduation.