Idaho Education News

Idaho Education News is a thorough resource for information related to public education in Idaho. Available at IdahoEdNews.org, this website offers a wide range of stories, news updates, and insights on education policies, practices, and the individuals involved in shaping them. Additionally, updates are shared through various social media platforms. Idaho Education News serves as a valuable resource for parents, community members, educators, and lawmakers, helping them access important information on issues that impact the children of Idaho and their future.

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State will no longer monitor school calendars for legal compliance

2 days ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe

Idaho’s K-12 public schools are no longer required to report their annual calendars — including instructional hours — to the state. State law mandates that school districts and charter schools set yearly calendars offering a minimum number of instructional hours. But during the 2025-26 school year, state officials won’t verify whether districts and charters are satisfying the minimum, spokespeople for the Idaho Department of Education (IDE) confirmed this week.
ISEE on ice: State suspends a major K-12 data system upgrade

2 days ago | idahoednews.org | Kevin Richert

A multimillion-dollar statewide K-12 data system upgrade is on hold. The State Board of Education abruptly suspended the project on May 1, citing a loss of federal funding. An email to school district officials answered few questions about the funding cut — but on Wednesday, the State Board said the feds cut COVID-19 pandemic relief money that was central to its funding plan.
Kuna, Xavier face multimillion-dollar sexual abuse claims

3 days ago | idahoednews.org | Kevin Richert

The Kuna School District faces an $8 million tort claim over a reported in-school sexual misconduct incident. Meanwhile, the Twin Falls-based Xavier Charter School faces a separate $5 million tort claim. A former student at the school, a special education student, says he was a victim of repeated acts of “unlawful sexual activity and abuse,” involving an older female student.
Most districts and charters must lift starting teacher pay to comply with state minimum

4 days ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe

The vast majority of Idaho’s public school districts and charter schools will have to increase starting teacher pay next school year to meet the state’s minimum salary requirements, according to an analysis by Idaho Education News. And some districts will have to lift starting pay by as much as 21% to meet the state’s new minimum teacher salary — $50,252.
Tromp reflects on 'an inspiring, complex, challenging and joyful journey' at Boise State

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Kevin Richert

On Thursday, outgoing Boise State University President Marlene Tromp reflected on milestones — and challenges — during her six years at the state’s largest university. Tromp, who is taking the president’s job at the University of Vermont, described her time at Boise State as “an inspiring, complex, challenging and joyful journey.” And in a farewell email Thursday, Tromp thanked Boise State students and staff.
A vendor with a spotty Idaho record lands a big management deal in Utah

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Kevin Richert

Months after losing the contract to run a $30 million-a-year Idaho education program, a New York-based vendor will run an embattled $100 million Utah private school choice program. Last week, the Utah State Board of Education named Odyssey to manage the Utah Fits All Scholarship. Odyssey’s management contract will be worth $9.7 million, and will go into effect on May 16, Carmen Nesbitt of the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
The Idaho GOP Abandoned Your Schools, Let’s Show Up For Them May 20

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Lauren Necochea

When public schools thrive, so does Idaho. Our classrooms prepare the next generation to lead, build, and care for our communities. Yet year after year, the Republican-controlled Legislature underfunds our schools, abandoning its responsibility to Idaho kids and the future of our state. Once again, on May 20, local taxpayers will have to clean up the mess. Across the state, twenty-seven school districts are asking voters to approve more than $223 million in bonds and levies.
Districts getting the most literacy money tend to have the best reading scores

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Carly Flandro

Two small Magic Valley school districts, Dietrich and Wendell, lie just 35 miles apart. But when it comes to reading, a chasm divides them. Most Dietrich students — more than 80% — in kindergarten through third grade are on track with their reading. In Wendell, the K-3 literacy rate plummets to 38%. And though Wendell struggles, Dietrich gets significantly more money from the state because of its success — approximately $978 per K-3 student, as opposed to Wendell’s $734.
More pieces of legislation were prepared for Idaho’s 2025 session than in the last 30 years

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Clark Corbin

This story was first published by The Idaho Capital Sun. It has been at least 30 years since an Idaho legislative session has featured as many prepared pieces of legislation as the recent 2025 session at the State Capitol in Boise. During the entire 2025 session, legislators and bill drafters prepared 1,378 pieces of legislation, according to the official Sine Die report compiled and published by the Idaho Legislative Services Office.
Post Falls superintendent says levy is a necessity

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Emma Epperly

Post Falls Superintendent Dena Naccarato wants to know if any of her constituents missed a day of work so far this year. Maybe they had a stomach bug, had to go to the dentist or attend a friend’s wedding. For Naccarato, student absences don’t just mean make-up work, they create budget implications. Idaho funds schools on an average daily attendance model. In Post Falls, North Idaho’s largest school district, on a four-day school week, each absence costs $46, Naccarato said.