charter schools
New charter commission director stresses communication amid controversy
“There’s very little that can’t be resolved if we are talking and listening to each other,” said Jenn Thompson, who started her new job last week.
Charter commission names new director
Jenn Thompson, the commission’s program manager since 2017, was named director on Friday.
Advocacy group gives Idaho charter law high marks for improvement
Idaho’s law ranks No. 17 among the nation’s 45 charter school laws, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said in a report released Monday. A year ago, Idaho ranked No. 21.
BSU is tracking student achievement at several Idaho charters
The effort stems from one charter advocacy group’s multi-million dollar push to grow charters, and boost achievement among their educationally disadvantaged students.
Charter commission seeks to weather the storm after a summer of controversy
Critics want the governor to clean house — and they want the Legislature to rein in commission staff. But the commission still has powerful Statehouse allies.
Jerome ‘unlikely’ to oversee Heritage Academy
The Jerome-based charter school asked the district to consider being its authorizing body amid fallout with the Idaho Public School Charter Commission.
More than 2,000 new charter school seats to open this fall
The new seats are part of a multimillion-dollar push led by charter support group Bluum to grow and expand charters in Idaho.
A.G.’s office: Charter commission appeared to violate state open meeting law
The commission’s chair agrees with the attorney general’s conclusions, which represent yet another public rebuke of a commission that oversees most of Idaho’s charter schools.
New report compares state charter facilities laws
Idaho provides charter schools about $395 per student to offset building costs — but other states do more, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools report.
A.G.’s office will investigate charter commission meeting
The attorney general’s office is required to look into the complaint from Heritage Academy in Jerome. The April 11 closed meeting has created a rift between the state’s charter school commission and charter advocates.