1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (259+ words) It's a familiar scenario: Republican legislators in a cash-rich Western state are looking to slash higher education funding. In this case, though, the battleground is not Idaho, but Wyoming, And the stakes are high. Led by lawmakers in its conservative…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (483+ words) State agency budget cuts could deepen to 5% for the current fiscal year and next fiscal year. Leaders of the Legislature's Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) on Monday told agency directors to make plans for additional across-the-board spending cuts at 1% and 2%, according…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (567+ words) Idaho has taken a significant step forward in expanding educational opportunity by joining the nation's first federal education choice tax credit scholarship program. Last week, Governor Brad Little ... Idaho joins the nation's first federal education choice tax credit scholarship program…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (353+ words) As a father of seven, with four children still at home, and as a school board member, I know firsthand the responsibility parents carry to meet the individual needs of their children. The Parental Choice Tax Credit represents a serious…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (442+ words) History shows a clear pattern for the Boise School District: Deputy superintendents become superintendents. It may happen again after a Wednesday, Jan. 21, special board meeting. Boise trustees unanimously voted to interview only deputy superintendent Wendy Johnson for the district's top…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (351+ words) Post-secondary learners are lining up in droves to become plumbers, electricians and HVAC technicians " a trend that reflects job demand and coincides with a state initiative to improve go-on rates. Apprenticeship program enrollments at Idaho's four community colleges jumped by…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (982+ words) When Benjamin Merrill, principal at Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School, heard about the bill that would require parental notification for instruction on human sexuality, he didn't think it was a bad idea. Parents should be informed about what their…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1172+ words) A bill to move the college and university presidential search process almost entirely behind closed doors is headed for the Senate floor. The Senate Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1225 out of committee Monday afternoon " without taking testimony from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (186+ words) With the legislative session starting this week, we encouraged two moms who know their way around parenting and policy to help parents navigate the discussions and jargon with a podcast: Idaho Education: Unpacked." Katie McGuire is a freelance journalist, educator…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) Some school leaders are talking about putting measures for supplemental funding and construction projects on the ballot. "We won't run anything in May," Fremont County Superintendent Brandon Ferris told EdNews earlier this week. Fremont County joined five other Idaho districts…...