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Analysis: Budgeting is hard. This year, it could be tougher than ever.
…up Empowering Parents as a sacrifice program. So that’s why, and how, Little could come away from the session with neither Launch nor Empowering Parents. Lawmakers often say — usually…
Statehouse roundup, 2.7.24: A ‘combination’ library bill emerges
…Empowering Parents and the Securing Our Future program. The latter provided $20 million grants to K-12 schools for security upgrades. Most of the funding has already been spent, while the…
Statehouse roundup, 1.17.24: Little threatens Empowering Parents cut after conservative revenue forecast
…of the ordinary. The $30 million Empowering Parents program offers students microgrants for out-of-pocket educational expenses, such as textbooks and laptops. The state initiated Empowering Parents in 2022, using $50…
Most education choice options are NOT vouchers, despite claims
…eligibility for Empowering Parents grants should focus on the policy and not be shrouded in misleading terms. There will be a variety of education choice bills introduced in the 2024…
Little touts results of outside Empowering Parents audit
…release of the audit comes at the end of a checkered first year for Empowering Parents, one of Little’s centerpiece education initiatives. Rolled out last fall, the Empowering Parents program…
New round of Empowering Parents grants goes live Thursday
The second round of the Empowering Parents grant program goes live Thursday. Beginning at 8 a.m. Mountain time, parents and guardians can apply for their share of the microgrants, which…
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…