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Statehouse roundup, 3.15.22: Rural incentive, charter certification bills head to House floor

…point from committee — how to fund the administration of Empowering Parents grants for families to cover education-related costs — resurfaced. Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, voted “no” because the…

Statehouse roundup, 3.1.22: New standards legislation emerges

…years. Little signs Empowering Parents Grants bill The $50 million Empowering Parents Grants program is now on the books. Gov. Brad Little signed the program bill Tuesday during a ceremony…

Statehouse roundup, 2.23.22: Empowering Parents Grants bill heads to governor’s desk

…the Empowering Parents Grants program. One of Gov. Brad Little’s education proposals for 2022, the federally funded program would provide grants of up to $1,000 per student or $3,000 per…

Statehouse roundup, 2.22.22: Divided budget committee OK’s education grant program

Legislative budget-writers agreed to put $50 million into the Empowering Parents Grants program. But Tuesday’s deeply divided vote suggests the budget could run into some resistance on the House floor….

Statehouse roundup, 2.16.2021: Powerball gets reluctant support in committee

…for Idaho families passed the House Education Committee Wednesday. The Empowering Parents Program would offer families up to $1,000 per student or $3,000 per household in federal money to cover…

Analysis: Playing the role of the fun parent, Little ramps up his re-election run

…— a pathway to state-funded all-day kindergarten — looks like a safe bet. His $50 million Empowering Parents Grants proposal is on the fast track, flying through the Senate on…

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…