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District 6: Challenger touts support of public ed; incumbent faces controversy over alleged public forum outburst

This is the first in a series of candidate profiles that Idaho Education News will publish leading up to the Nov. 5 general election. Our coverage is focusing on competitive races in swing districts and those that have implications for education policy.

UPDATE: Eagle library board relocates 23 books after closed-door deliberation

A new law directs libraries to implement procedures allowing patrons to challenge content they consider “harmful” for minors. It’s unclear who filed the complaints because the city withheld their names.

A fourth university cancels volleyball match with San José State

Utah State University said it will not play its scheduled Oct. 23 match with San José State, according to multiple broadcast reports Wednesday.

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.