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Day 84: Outreach activities

…region of Idaho. Critchfield stopped by the event before taping an informative outreach video about the parent advisory council for the Empowering Parents Program. The SDE is looking for qualified…

Statehouse roundup, 3.22.23: Tuition credit bill stalls, leaving school choice debate on ice

…they were going to do,” said Yamamoto, R-Caldwell, who said she personally had “grave concerns” about the proposal. SB 1161 would have piggybacked onto the Empowering Parents education microgrant program,…

Statehouse roundup, 3.21.23: Last-minute school choice bill debuts

…by the rules this year,” said Horman, R-Idaho Falls. Horman’s school choice bill, which would expand the Empowering Parents grant program to subsidize private education, will go through House Education…

Statehouse roundup, 3.20.23: Library bill heads to Senate after two-hour debate

…clear this committee in order to come to the House floor for a final vote. An expansion of the state’s Empowering Parents education microgrant program, SB 1161 passed the Senate…

Statehouse roundup, 3.17.23: Private school tuition bill ends week in legislative limbo

…pilot to the Empowering Parents education microgrant program. The five-year pilot would put $12 million a year into tuition credits — enough to provide 2,000 households with $6,000 apiece. Moyle…

Analysis: Private tuition bill passes one milestone, but it faces an uncertain path

…in time. As for the mechanics, SB 1161 piggybacks onto Empowering Parents, Little’s microgrant program designed to help families pay for out-of-pocket education expenses, such as computers and tutors. The…

One school choice proposal moves forward, another dies

…public education. But Idaho Education Association Executive Director Paul Stark came armed with some history. When the Empowering Parents grant program was established by the Legislature in 2022, the IEA…

Statehouse roundup, 3.10.23: A dinosaur gets its day in Senate State Affairs

…million from the proposed, permanent $30 million-a-year Empowering Parents education grant program. The $12 million would fund a private school tuition pilot program, awarding $6,000 to 2,000 families. The new…

Statehouse roundup, 3.9.23: Charter commission budget fails, needs revisions

…$80 million to fund Idaho Launch, which would provide high school graduates with $8,500 to pursue college or career training. Empowering Parents. A State Board of Education budget contains $30…

Analysis: The real work on education is just getting started

…have been receptive to raises. Little wants $30 million to make the popular Empowering Parents education grants program a permanent fixture, which doesn’t appear to be too tough a sell….