Search Results: "empowering parents"
QandA with Kuna trustee candidates
…partnerships with all stakeholders to find win/win solutions to the problems that face us in our District. Thornton: Empowering Parents: I believe in involving parents in their children’s education and…
Education experts voice concern about school vouchers at policy forum
…credit scholarships and programs like the Empowering Parents Grant Program, which was made permanent last legislative session. In Idaho’s 2023 legislative session, a $45 million universal ESA bill died on…
New money, new options: State Board broadens Empowering Parents program
…of taxpayer-funded education microgrants. The State Board of Education signed off Wednesday on a series of changes to the Empowering Parents program. Last year, the state offered $50 million in…
Empowering Parents advisory group finishes its work
An advisory panel has wrapped up its review of the Empowering Parents education microgrant program. The group’s recommendations go to the State Board of Education in October. The parent…
Empowering Parents group fixes open meeting violation
Monday’s meeting on the Empowering Parents program began with an open meetings do-over. The problem stemmed from a Monday email, discussing minutes from a July 10 Parent Advisory Panel meeting….
Parental panel opposes using grants for private school tuition
An advisory committee does not want to expand the Empowering Parents program to include private school tuition and fees. While nonbinding, Monday’s vote foreshadows a school choice debate that appears…
ESAs, the Idaho Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court
…and services they deem necessary to augment their children’s education. Similar (though not identical) to Idaho’s Empowering Parents program, ESA funds can generally be used to cover a range of…
Analysis: Will Idaho Launch be a big hit? We’ll know soon enough.
…known as Empowering Parents. Breaking news: People like money. Which makes the fast-track rollout of Idaho Launch that much more crucial — and, maybe, that much more challenging. Kevin Richert…
Analysis: Another troubled state program, bankrolled by Uncle Sam’s COVID-19 aid
…to push federal COVID-19 aid money out the door. Speed superseded safeguards. Taxpayer dollars were spent improperly, maybe illegally. That’s what happened with Empowering Parents, Idaho’s popular but problematic education…
‘There’s a lot to celebrate:’ State Board focuses on an embattled program’s future
…Empowering Parents online marketplace. The State Board is continuing to look into previous Empowering Parents purchases — and about 10% of the transactions remain under review. And Gov. Brad Little…