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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 Speed superseded safeguards.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…

Parent panel dives into recommendations for state microgrant program

…Limiting Empowering Parents funds to Idaho residents. This recommendation comes in response to word that families living out-of-state, with children attending Idaho schools, could legally access Empowering Parents funds. Panelist…

Empowering Parents panel discusses program eligibility and limitations

…schools’ role in Empowering Parents. According to Idaho Code, said State Board Director Matt Freeman, only nonpublic school students can access services from public schools through Empowering Parents. This has…

State still waiting on interest refund from contractor

The check may or may not be in the mail. Regardless, state officials still expect to receive close to $500,000 that a contractor collected while administering the Empowering Parents education…

Of backpacks and ballet shoes: Parental group ponders an Empowering Parents gray area

…items, Heather Zeitlin, the State Board’s Empowering Parents coordinator, told council members Monday. The state’s contractor running the Empowering Parents program — New York-based Primary Class, known also as Odyssey…