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The mission of Idaho Education News is to produce independent, comprehensive and thoughtful journalism about public education policy and practice in Idaho. Idaho Education News is a public awareness service where parents, patrons, educators and lawmakers can find the most useful information on issues that affect Idaho’s children and their future.
Idaho schools ranked from best to worst - Idaho Education News
A quality education can be tricky to quantify, but the State Department of Education has done just that — ranking Idaho’s schools from best to worst. The data provided tells many stories about Idaho schools — purportedly, where the best and worst schools are. The latest ranking also highlights the most notable gains and slides since 2018.
Analysis: A stealth election will shape CWI’s future
It’s the most important stealth election in the Treasure Valley. Voters in Ada and Canyon counties will choose four College of Western Idaho trustees, filling out a five-member board that presides over the state’s largest community college, with an annual budget exceeding $50 million.. These low-budget and end-of-the-ballot elections could also swing the balance of political power at CWI.
Two years later, NIC faces another pivotal trustee election
Three North Idaho College trustee races are on the Nov. 8 ballot. While candidates represent separate zones, they are elected across Kootenai County. Zone 1: Ronald Hartman, Tarie Zimmerman. Zone 4: Brad Corkill, Diana Sheridan. Zone 5: Pete Broschet (incumbent, appointed in May), Mike Waggoner. Next week’s election could define, or redefine ...
Open enrollment: a law that won lofty praise but will likely have ...
Idaho students can essentially attend any public school in the state, according to a new law that goes into effect July 1. Advocates of Senate Bill 1125 — the first rewrite of Idaho’s open enrollment law in three decades — are extolling it as progress toward greater student equity, parent empowerment, and school choice.. The law is an “end to …
$50 million in grants for Idaho families will become available in …
Grant applications for Idaho families hoping for financial aid for educational resources will be available starting mid-September, the State Board of Education announced last week. Created earlier this year by Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature, the $50 million Empowering Parents grant program is modeled after the Strong Families, Strong ...
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Citizen committee approves 19% pay increase for Idaho legislators. The unanimous decision effectively rejected a proposal from legislative leaders to hike salaries by more than twice as much. Trump has won a second term. Here’s what that means for schools. Calls to abolish the Department of Education have new momentum.
‘North Idaho College is in trouble, and that’s why we’re all here ...
State Board of Education officials interview Brad Corkill, left, one of eight applicants for three North Idaho College trustee vacancies. Applicants for unpaid — and possibly short-term — North Idaho College board positions talked about the need to get the troubled two-year school back on track.. Several talked about the need to hire a new president quickly — naming a successor to ...
Idaho had six federal Native American boarding schools — here’s …
Name(s): Fort Lapwai Training School; Fort Lapwai Sanitorium and Hospital; Fort Lapwai Industrial School Location: Fort Lapwai, Idaho Start-End: 1885-as late as 1909 After 1885, when old Fort Lapwai ceased to function as a military fort, it was converted into a government Indian school, a tuberculosis sanatorium with a hospital, a boys' and girls' dormitory, and lastly into a school under the ...