Transgender dispute goes to federal court; Boise State players sign on as plaintiffs ‘Everything is on the table:’ Idaho State looks at the practicality of buying a medical school Analysis: The U of I-Phoenix talks, and where things stand It’s been 139 days since the proposed University of Idaho-University of Phoenix megadeal was last in […]

3 天之前 · Idaho education leaders are reaching out to concerned families to assuage fears and reinforce that classrooms are safe places in the wake of a federal policy change that would allow agents to make immigration arrests at or near schools. In a letter to school administrators Monday, State ...

The 2025 legislative session starts Monday, but Idaho higher education ended 2024 in damage control. There’s no other way to read the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, or student centers that fit under a DEI rubric.

Four-day school numbers, updated. In all, 96,009 Idaho students are attending four-day schools this fall. That final tally is based on enrollment numbers released last week.. In September, in the first installment of this year-long series, EdNews reported that “about 100,000” students would be in a four-day school.

The progress comes amid multimillion-dollar investments in early literacy, a record number of schools offering full-day kindergarten, and more education leaders pushing to expand preschool access.. Still, there are nearly 35,000 K-3 students (or 40.5%) who are not reading at grade level.

(UPDATED, 10:09 a.m. Tuesday, with information on the status of the University of Idaho’s programs.) The State Board of Education has rewritten a controversial plan to restrict campus DEI programs.. The changes were released Monday — two days before the State Board plans to vote on the diversity, equity and inclusion policy; and after the board was swamped with roughly 700 student comments ...

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A large portion of this year’s $381 million boost to Idaho public schools may be clawed back, after state officials rescinded a temporary formula that funded schools based on enrollment.

Nearly 8,000 families have gotten word that they will qualify for a share of the education grants. Nearly 15,000 applications are in the pipeline.

*This rate lags the other reporting indicators by two years **This is the percentage of first-time seniors who ever, in grades 9-12, participated in advanced opportunities; received industry-recognized certifications; or participated in recognized high school apprenticeship program s. The data above is turned into a number, called a composite value, that can be as high as 100 or …