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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 ...
Several new online learning programs will live on after the pandemic
WEBDevin Bodkin | 01/26/2021. At least a handful of Idaho school districts from Boise to Blackfoot plan to keep their fledgling online learning programs going after the coronavirus pandemic ends. Districts and charters across the state opened virtual learning programs in efforts to reach kids stuck at home during the pandemic.
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WEBIt doesn’t make our choices for us.’. Tromp takes stand. The Boise State president is not a defendant in the $10 million Big City Coffee lawsuit, but she is nonetheless on trial — in the court of public opinion. Critics say the case fits into a larger narrative over a social justice agenda at Idaho’s largest university.
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 ...
State, districts navigate political pushback on 'social-emotional …
WEBState, districts navigate political pushback on ‘social-emotional learning’. For years, Idaho state superintendent Sherri Ybarra and other state leaders have advocated the need for social-emotional learning in Idaho schools. It emerged as a core theme in the governor’s 2019 “ Our Kids, Idaho’s Future ” task force.
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.
$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 ...
Low-performing online school posts unprecedented enrollment …
WEBLow-performing online school posts unprecedented enrollment growth, again. MALAD — A rural school district’s burgeoning virtual school continues to post the state’s most explosive enrollment growth, impacting millions of state dollars and thousands of students in the process. And Oneida School District leaders plan to keep growing their ...
Idaho had six federal Native American boarding schools — here’s …
WEBName(s): Fort Lapwai Training School; Fort Lapwai Sanitorium and Hospital; Fort Lapwai Industrial School Location: Fort Lapwai, Idaho Start-End: 1885-as late as 1909 After 1885, when old Fort Lapwai ceased to function as a military fort, it was converted into a government Indian school, a tuberculosis sanatorium with a hospital, a boys' and girls' dormitory, and lastly into a school under the ...
State looks to expedite Empowering Parents grants - Idaho …
WEBState looks to expedite Empowering Parents grants. (UPDATED, 1:18 p.m., with details on the project timeframe.) Parents could soon apply for their share of $50 million in education grants. But first, the state needs to hire a contractor for the Empowering Parents grant program. Bids are due at 5 p.m. today.