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Voting by young people has quietly been rising to unprecedented levels
Students had a decisive impact in several battleground states in 2022, and they want to do it again.
More Idaho parents feel they have a choice in schooling than national average
A research group polled over 20,000 parents and guardians nationwide.
Analysis: Boise State’s awkward and deafening silence over transgender athletes
The university has entered — and simultaneously sought to avoid — one of the most polarizing debates in education and sports.
After a turbulent start, state makes a change on Empowering Parents contract
A new vendor will distribute the popular education grants — and could receive up to $600,000 for the work. The state’s previous vendor had a rocky two-year record heading the program.
Critchfield: Idaho is ‘hard at work’ on school safety
The superintendent weighed in on a new executive order targeting gun violence from the Biden administration.
Idaho House GOP opposes Prop 1 ballot initiative, may repeal or amend it if voters pass it
Proposition 1 supporters say opponents aren’t addressing concerns with closed party primary elections.
Program officer takes Blue Cross Foundation’s role in education to a new level
The nonprofit organization was established in 2001 as a way for Blue Cross of Idaho to give back to the state.
Boise State has paid $1 million and counting to defend Big City lawsuit
The legal costs reached $989,458.55 through early August, according to public records released by the university.
A popular unknown: Shortening the school week expands across Idaho
This fall, about 100,000 Idaho kids will attend a four-day school. The impacts on student performance are unclear. The savings for taxpayers are limited.
A deep dive into four-day schools — and researchers found contradictions
The move to a four-day school schedule delivers a variety of benefits, supporters say. Researchers instead found a gap between perception and reality.