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Poll reveals mixed ratings for Idaho education, lack of knowledge on school choice
…choice will be on their agendas this session. Den Hartog suggested expanding the Empowering Parents grants to cover more students of different needs and income levels, and said she ultimately…
State expects to disperse $50 million Empowering Parents grants by mid-January
…families have received Empowering Parents grant awards totaling more than $17 million,” said Mike Keckler, the State Board’s chief communications officer. State officials expect to award the remaining $33 million…
Some Idaho parents frustrated by Empowering Parents grant program delays
Boise resident Shannon Orr and her three children are exactly the type of people the Idaho Legislature intended to help through the Empowering Parents Grant Program. She has been homeschooling…
UPDATED: Empowering Parents grants are on the way, despite glitches
…Friday, represent the latest step in the launch of the $50 million Empowering Parents education grants program. Approved by the 2022 Legislature, the program will cover grants of up to…
Analysis: Idaho picks a fledgling firm to ship $50 million of grants to parents
In just three weeks, more than 18,000 Idahoans have applied for a piece of the state’s Empowering Parents education grants program. Parents have applied for more than $37.5 million, which…
Empowering Parents vendor applications are open
Companies and individuals interested in offering goods or services on the Empowering Parents online marketplace may now submit an application. The application window opened Sept. 22, the State Board of…
Apply now for Empowering Parents grants
Today is the day. Applications are now open for Empowering Parents grants, a $50 million pot of money intended to help Idahoans cover educational costs for their children. “The Empowering…
Where did $50 million in pandemic education relief money in Idaho go?
…will implement the Empowering Parents grants program, which effectively extends the Strong Families, Strong Students program with another $50 million from the American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds….
$50 million in grants for Idaho families will become available in September
…Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature, the $50 million Empowering Parents grant program is modeled after the Strong Families, Strong Students program administered in 2020 by the state in response…
State looks to expedite Empowering Parents grants
…contractor for the Empowering Parents grant program. Bids are due at 5 p.m. today. The bidding window opened on July 26. The State Board of Education and the state Division…