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First parent advisory council meeting sheds light on state microgrant program
Thursday marked the inaugural meeting of the newly formed advisory committee for Empowering Parents, a microgrant program designed to supplement out-of-pocket education costs for Idaho families. The seven-member council —…
New Empowering Parents advisory committee to begin work next week
(UPDATED, 5:37 p.m., May 26, with revised meeting location.) A newly named Empowering Parents advisory committee will meet for the first time next week. Over the summer, the seven-member panel…
Video: ‘Idaho Reports,’ 5.19.23
…the University of Phoenix; higher education tuition hikes; the latest at North Idaho College; last week’s school bond and levy elections; and the latest on the Empowering Parents program. …
‘Politician’ is not always a dirty word
…Nichol’s plan was not much different from the superintendent’s push for an Empowering Parents grant that is aimed at helping families take charge of learning tools outside the classroom. As…
UPDATED: Little reacts to Empowering Parents program review
…Board of Education about the review of the popular Empowering Parents program,” spokeswoman Madison Hardy said. The State Board is reviewing questionable Empowering Parents records dating back to mid-February. Board…
Empowering Parents panel to take shape this month
…recommend ways to “implement, administer and improve” the Empowering Parents program — which provides grants to cover families’ out-of-pocket education costs, such as computers, internet access or tutoring. The council…
Amid red flags, state launches Empowering Parents grants review
(UPDATED, 4:55 p.m., with additional comment and details.) The State Board of Education is reviewing the Empowering Parents program — saying some of the federally funded family education microgrants may…
Analysis: For Idaho Launch, the countdown to liftoff is already underway
…development and one foot in education. In rolling out Launch, Secrist envisions a program that looks a little like one of Little’s other big education initiatives — Empowering Parents, a…
Critchfield’s take on how the session will impact education
…back to attendance-based funding Read more here. Parental notification (HB 163): “It’s unfortunate that the word ‘empowering parents’ has taken on a negative connotation, because really how we empower parents…
Statehouse roundup, 4.6.23: Library veto survives challenge; Legislature adjourns for year
…boost teacher pay; and $30 million in permanent state funding for the Empowering Parents education grants program. And despite the override, Little still gave himself a share of the credit…