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At $685 million, it could be the largest and most polarizing transaction in Idaho higher education history. The U of I insists the deal will be a moneymaker. But Phoenix, a for-profit online giant with an enrollment of 85,000 students, is saddled with a checkered history and a tarnished reputation. Idaho Education News’ Kevin Richert has ...
While teacher retention rates are higher, long-term workforce …
4 天之前 · While teacher retention rates are higher, long-term workforce concerns persist. Nearly 89% of Idaho teachers returned to the classroom last school year, according to the Idaho Department of Education. That’s a slight uptick from 2022-23, reversing a multiple-year trend of post-pandemic declines in the statewide teacher retention rate.
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 …
K-12 schools could see $162 million in cuts from attendance …
K-12 schools could see $162 million in cuts from attendance-based formula. A large portion of this year’s $381 million boost to Idaho public schools may be clawed back, after state officials rescinded a temporary formula that funded schools based on enrollment. K-12 public school funding is again tied to attendance, and seat-time data from ...
Education wins this legislative session - Idaho Education News
Idaho’s public education system scored several wins during the 2022 legislative session concluded this week. As president of the Idaho State Board of Education, I’d like to thank the legislators and Idaho Gov. Brad Little for making historic investments in our students, our schools and institutions and in the dedicated educators throughout our …
Idaho schools ranked from best to worst - Idaho Education News
Here’s a look at some of the best-performing schools in Idaho, according to the data measured: 2022 Ranking. School/district. 2022 composite value /100. 1. Edahow Elementary / Pocatello-Chubbuck. 99. 2. Collister Elementary / Boise.
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District 6: Challenger touts support of public ed; incumbent faces controversy over alleged public forum outburst. This is the first in a series of candidate profiles that Idaho Education News will publish leading up to the Nov. 5 general election. Our coverage is focusing on competitive races in swing districts and those that have implications ...
Idaho’s approach to school mental health was already scattered.
Idaho’s need for youth mental health support is extensive, urgent and inflamed by COVID-19. But access to the kinds of supports that helped Marie is not universal. The Gem State is consistently ranked at the top of national lists for youth suicides, and the bottom for youth access to mental health care — and that was before a global ...
The 2022 Legislature gavels out: Let's review the historic year for ...
Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder brings the 2022 legislative session to a close Thursday afternoon. Kevin Richert/Idaho EdNews. The Idaho Legislature called it a year Thursday, closing the door on a three-month session that brought an 11% increase to K-12 education funding, 11th hour cuts to the state’s library commission budget and …