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Statehouse roundup, 2.10.22: Senate OKs $50 million education grant proposal
The $50 million Empowering Parents Grants bill sailed through the Senate Thursday morning. A piece of Gov. Brad Little’s education agenda for 2022, the grants program would use federal coronavirus…
Statehouse roundup, 2.7.22: Education grants bill sails through Senate committee
…funded Empowering Parents Grant Program — which would help cover costs for computers, textbooks, physical therapy or other needs. The grants — up to $1,000 per child or $3,000 per…
Statehouse roundup, 2.1.22: New anti-mask mandate bill surfaces
…period. New-look Empowering Parents Grant proposal comes forward The Senate Education Committee Tuesday unanimously introduced a revised version of Gov. Brad Little’s proposed Empowering Parents Grant Program, which would allow…
Statehouse roundup, 1.26.22: Community colleges make their budget pitch
…Another piece of Gov. Brad Little’s education agenda surfaced Wednesday. Without discussion, the Senate Education Committee introduced a bill to create a $50 million Empowering Parents Grant Program, an idea…
Statehouse roundup, 1.12.22: Little looks to federal cash to help fund his education wishlist
…temporary $50 million “Empowering Parents Grants” program, designed to help cover family education expenses. $50 million for workforce development training. $1.3 million for remote worker training. Avoiding a funding cliff:…
Analysis: Little steps into an election by tiptoeing a fine line
…and help schools compete for employees in a tough labor market. He wants to use $50 million of federal money for an Empowering Parents Grants programs, designed to help parents…
Little proposes teacher bonuses and raises in historic 11% increase to K-12 education
…summer literacy program from 2021. A $50 million “Empowering Parents Grants” program, designed to help cover family education expenses. The federally funded proposal would be modeled after the federally funded…
Terry Ryan transformed Idaho education. He’s not done yet.
…by tapping into years of experience working with state and world leaders. And he’s not finished. “I believe in empowering parents to make decisions,” he said. “A parent who makes…
Now is the time to empower Idaho parents and educators
…not as important as empowering parents and students with choice, but it is a close second. People ask me why the schools of choice we support tend to be some…
Parents aren’t getting straight answers about school performance
…are empowering parents to do what’s best for students, not the education system. I’m skeptical that a phony accountability system will ever make government-run schools better, and Idaho’s approach, as…