Teacher Meghan Brown said her decisive victory shows West Ada voters think the district made a mistake in ordering a teacher to remove the "Everyone is Welcome Here" poster. “Now they’re trying to be heard, and I hope everyone is paying attention.” www.idahoednews.org/elections25/...

Election Day results from around the state should start trickling in within a few minutes. Check voteidaho.gov. I will be following the West Ada trustee race tonight and calling candidates after results come in. Follow our live story on Idaho Education News. www.idahoednews.org/elections25/...

Secretary of State Phil McGrane told me is very familiar with farmer Dean Dimond and his election antics. “I told the secretary of state, ‘This is crap,'” Dimond repeated to EdNews. “A person should be allowed to campaign against a measure without worrying about the state coming after him.”

PACs on both sides of the aisle are now involved in the West Ada trustee races, spending a total of $12,226.

While voters are considering who to vote for in two West Ada trustee races, the board will interview five applicants on Monday night and appoint one to fill a vacancy.

Kuna School District trustee race: The one incumbent running said she held school staff accountable for putting on a play that was "not PG." She described herself as the parental voice on the board.

Nampa’s enrollment has been in decline for more than a decade. The trend continues this year, but it’s not as bad as the district projected.

West Ada School District trustee election: A PAC that received a large out-of-state donation spent $6,773 to support the two incumbents.

Idaho schools on Native American reservations may be the first to experience the effects of the federal government shutdown. The Impact Aid program helps schools on nontaxable federal land. “We can’t operate without it,” one school leader told me.

Most Idaho school districts don't livestream or record meetings. Meanwhile, Jerome is in the process of updating a 19-year-old policy that prohibits the public from recording school board meetings.