The proposal now goes to the House, which narrowly passed a similar bill a year ago. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/legislative-...

Analysis: The funding picture for Idaho higher ed could become clearer — and more grim — in the next few days. But the budget cuts are already affecting students and staff. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/ana...

In other news, lawmakers advanced a civics diploma endorsement and introduced new bills relaxing rules for home-schoolers to participate in public-school sports. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

Local school leaders are countering Statehouse messaging that they've been held harmless by the state's tightening budget. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/pub...

School districts across Idaho are figuring out what works best for testing young students from headphones to the number of test takers at a time, to what device kids use. www.idahoednews.org/news/schools... #literacy #idedu #reading #amira

Also Tuesday, lawmakers took action on bills dealing with K-12 administrator qualifications, moments of silence in schools, a federal school choice program and more. Meanwhile, the governor signed a bill on university president searches. Read our coverage: www.idahoednews.org/news/stateho...

The State of Educational Opportunity in America survey was released this month. www.idahoednews.org/news/most-id... #schoolchoice #idaho #k12

It has been a busy few weeks for the 10 Mountain View trustees. www.idahoednews.org/news/grangev... #idedu

The civics bill says Idaho graduates should embody five “cardinal virtues:” prudence, justice, fortitude, moderation and patriotism. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

Local leaders say art, PE, Marine ROTC programs and 70 jobs are on the line as they contemplate running the measure again in May. www.idahoednews.org/news/we-woul... #idedu

In other news, a bill mandating a morning period of silence in public schools cleared a House committee. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/news/stateho...

Friday capped a busy week for spending and policy debates impacting education. Read our Statehouse coverage here: www.idahoednews.org/news/stateho...

Analysis: After neglecting a $100 million budget gap — and the needs of 41,200 Idaho students — lawmakers have two relatively low-cost chances to put their money where their mouth is. #idedu #idpol #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/ana...

Also Wednesday, the State Board of Education approved a proposal to expand medical labs at Idaho State University’s Meridian campus. www.idahoednews.org/news/stateho...

Also Tuesday, the House approved a bill banning LGBTQ+ instruction in classrooms, and the Senate OK'd a resolution calling on Congress to boost special education funding. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

In other Monday news, a new bill would mandate all K-12 schools to open the Tuesday after Labor Day. #idaho #idleg #idpol www.idahoednews.org/legislative-...

It’s simple. She likes school, she likes teaching and she likes kids. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/50-...

The report details the academic and financial health of 59 charter schools that serve 29,500 students across Idaho. www.idahoednews.org/news/charter... #charterschools #idaho

Idaho will adopt most of the tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s omnibus policy law — and make the tax cuts retroactive to 2025. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

The stagnation comes after a 10-year high in 2024 and breaking the state’s goal of 81.6%. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/ida... #idedu

Analysis: A $10 million cut to Idaho Launch could leave as many as 1,250 high school graduates on their own this fall. Proposed cuts to the state’s brand-new private school tax credit law could leave as many as 900 Idaho families out of luck. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/top-news/ana...

The bill would direct the Idaho State Board of Education to collect aggregated data on students' immigration status. It's one proposal among a suite of immigration-related bills that a group of GOP lawmakers unveiled last week. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

The state and advocates hope increased communication and peer support will boost positive experiences for families and kids. www.idahoednews.org/news/idaho-e... #SPED #Idaho

In other news, an attempt to repeal the Blaine Amendment stalls out on the House floor. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

North Idaho College is in good standing with its accreditor for the first time in three years, college leaders learned Monday. www.idahoednews.org/news/nic-ret...

Also Monday, lawmakers introduced a bill tweaking rules that require districts to fail a bond measure to qualify for the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

In other news, a fast-moving bill to adopt the One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts is headed to Gov. Brad Little's desk. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

The five-member court unanimously agreed that challengers failed to show the Parental Choice Tax Credit violates the state constitution. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sup...

The budget committee's co-chairs proposed clawing back up to 2% this year from most state agencies, except K-12 public schools, Medicaid, prisons and state police. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

In other news, the Senate votes to move college and university presidential searches almost entirely behind closed doors. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

The Legislature’s most powerful budget-writers asked state agencies to spell out plans for spending cuts — ratcheting up a debate that is dominating the 2026 session. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/top-news/pro...

“You can balance the budget without coming in mid-year and making cuts to public ed,” Critchfield said. www.idahoednews.org/legislature/...

The policy is the result of more than a year and a half of work by the Safe and Welcoming Schools Task Force. www.idahoednews.org/news/cda-tru...

In other news, the Senate is a step closer to voting on a bill that would move college and university presidential searches almost entirely behind closed doors. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/legislative-...

In other news, the state wants to use federal childcare grant money to hire five new staffers, including a fraud investigator. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

JFAC's co-chairs told agency directors Monday that they're “evaluating options to balance the statewide budget,” and “one of those options is to further reduce budgets." www.idahoednews.org/top-news/leg...

In other Statehouse news, Idaho's teacher of the year urges lawmakers to continue investing in college scholarships and Launch. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/news/stateho...

In other news from the Capitol, a new survey reveals what Idahoans think about a new private school tax credit, and Idaho public schools. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/legislative-...

Justices appeared skeptical of the argument that the constitution prohibits the state from funding private education. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/ida...

Idaho colleges and universities are working through compliance with Idaho’s latest anti-DEI law, passed last year. Two right-wing groups say the colleges and the State Board are breaking the law. #idedu #idleg #idpol www.idahoednews.org/top-news/ana...

Budget-setting lawmakers asked about special education funding and public schools’ growing fund balances, and they debated local tax increases in districts with declining enrollment. One legislator asked how K-12 schools would handle a 5% cut. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

One school leader plans to ask legislators to change the timeline for permission slips to once a semester, instead of the week of instruction. www.idahoednews.org/news/new-opt... #idedu

Gov. Brad Little on Friday sent a document to the Internal Revenue Service notifying the federal government that Idaho will participate in the tax credit. www.idahoednews.org/legislature/...

In other news, Democratic leaders called on the Tax Commission to pause advance payments through the private education tax credit. #idleg #idaho www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

In other business, the Senate Education Committee will hear a bill on higher ed presidential searches Tuesday. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/sta...

ICYMI: See the top performers broken out by charter schools, traditional school districts and online schools. www.idahoednews.org/news/top-10-... #literacy #reading #idedu

The test results are the first from the redesigned Idaho Reading Indicator. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/fal... #literacy #testscores #idedu #idpol

ICYMI yesterday: A key lawmaker said federal money could help send more Idaho students to medical school. And a revenue assessment committee sent targets that would guide budget-setting to JFAC. www.idahoednews.org/legislature/...

Gov. Brad Little said his budget would protect “classroom funding” for public schools amid a statewide revenue crunch. But this didn’t apply to online education. The Idaho Digital Learning Alliance faces a potential 39% cut. www.idahoednews.org/legislature/...

The West Bonner School District settled out of court with former superintendent Branden Durst last month for an undisclosed amount.