‘Egregious behavior’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A season of high drama in the West Bonner County School District is moving into a new phase Thursday, Sept. 7, when the Bonner County …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A season of high drama in the West Bonner County School District is moving into a new phase Thursday, Sept. 7, when the Bonner County …
By Mindy Cameron
Reader Contributor
While delivering his State of the State speech in January, Idaho Gov. Brad Little used the word “public” 11 times in reference to K-12 education …
By Bret Johnson
Reader Contributor
Idaho House Republicans recently killed a $6 million bill to fund preschool literacy. Idaho has always been leery of Washington, and, based on our track …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
School districts around the state are seeking almost $300 million in funding from bond elections or property tax levies on Tuesday, March 9, with voters …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee unanimously approved two spending measures Sept. 15 that would funnel $99 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act …
By Reader Staff
Reclaim Idaho has since June been locked in a high-stakes legal battle with Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney over whether the grassroots …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A federal judge is cracking down on the state of Idaho after Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney chose not to follow …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Reclaim Idaho launched in the summer of 2017, the grassroots group hung its hat on three missions: strong public schools, protected public lands and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
New census data paint a grim picture of Idaho education, with the state coming in last in per-pupil revenues and next-to-last in per-pupil spending.
According …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Legislators introduced a long-expected bill changing the way Idaho funds its public schools on Wednesday.
IdahoEdNews.org reports that while the legislation is finally here, with …
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