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WEBAt $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 ...
Alturas charter network to add third East Idaho location
WEBThe Idaho Public Charter School Commission unanimously approved a petition for a new charter school Thursday morning, setting the stage for the third expansion of East Idaho’s Alturas International charter network. Alturas Academy North will serve K-8 students across the Jefferson, Madison, Ryrie and Bonneville school districts.
More districts are moving to four-day weeks — that doesn’t …
WEBCarly Flandro | 08/21/2024. Every year, more Idaho districts and charters are adopting four-day weeks — but that doesn’t necessarily mean students are spending fewer hours in class. In some cases, like at Teton School District — which is switching to a four-day week for the first time this school year — students will spend more hours in ...
$50 million in grants for Idaho families will become available in …
WEBGrant applications for Idaho families hoping for financial aid for educational resources will be available starting mid-September, the State Board of Education announced last week. Created earlier this year by Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature, the $50 million Empowering Parents grant program is modeled after the Strong Families, Strong ...
Find out where your school ranks - Idaho Education News
WEBThe State Department of Education publishes online report cards for every public school and charter in Idaho. The digital report cards are a part of Idaho’s accountability system. The report card data includes student achievement, graduation rates, learner progress, college and career readiness, demographics and enrollment, as well as non-academic indicators such as student engagement ...
Facts about Idaho charter schools - Idaho Education News
WEBIdaho’s charter schools are a tuition-free, publicly funded K-12 option. They survive on taxpayer dollars, like traditional neighborhood schools. But charters and traditional schools are different. Unlike traditional schools, charters aren’t required to provide transportation — and some don’t. Just 36 of the state’s 62 public charters ...
Idaho Digital Learning Alliance offers educators, parents digital …
WEBIdaho’s state run online school, the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance, is offering digital support to schools that are moving classrooms online in response to COVID-19. The school is offering what it calls “eDay” resources, ranging from webinars for teachers to access to online textbooks. An ongoing “eDays for teachers” webinar will ...
New graduation requirements clear a key hurdle - IDAHO EDNEWS
WEBIdaho is one step closer to updating its graduation requirements — for the first time in more than a decade.. The State Board of Education approved the proposed changes Wednesday. If the Legislature signs on next winter, the new requirements would affect Idaho’s graduating class of 2028, this year’s ninth-graders.
Critchfield announces run for state superintendent - Idaho …
WEBSami Edge | 05/11/2021. Debbie Critchfield, former president of the State Board of Education, is joining the race for Idaho’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Critchfield announced her run on Tuesday, in Burley, where she works as the communications officer for the Cassia County School District. She will run as …
State Board takes first look at proposed new academic standards
WEBThe State Board of Education took its first look at a draft of proposed English, math and science standards Monday. During the virtual meeting, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra shared more than 700 pages worth of proposed standards, developed during the second half of 2020 by three working groups comprising educators, stakeholders, parents and legislators.
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