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School districts across Idaho are heading into the new fiscal year on different paths: West Ada and Boise are adjusting to enrollment declines, Middleton is making deep cuts and implementing fees after a failed levy, and Coeur d’Alene is planning for stability.

Trustees are planning their districts’ expenses for the 2026-27 school year — from


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The state could soon have a new rule on where parents can — and can’t — spend taxpayer dollars for virtual learning.

If all goes according to plan, the new rule could go into effect in early August, in time for the next ...


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Wendy Johnson will be Idaho’s second-highest paid superintendent when she takes over the top administrative role at the Boise School District next month. 

Boise school board trustees Monday approved a three-year superintendent contract for Johnson. She will earn $219,454 next year to lead the second-largest school district in Idaho, which has 21,720 students. ...


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The state’s highest-paid superintendent will receive a $20,000 raise each year for the next three years under a contract trustees approved without discussion Monday.

West Ada School District Superintendent Derek Bub will take home $250,822 for the 2026-27 school year. That amount will increase to $290,822 by the 2028-29 school year. Bub makes $230,822 for the fiscal ye...


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BALTIMORE – School districts around the country are facing a painful reality as enrollments decline.

For many districts, there are too many schools for the number of kids they’ll serve in a few years, according to Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University.

It’s not a matter of if schools will close but when, as lower birth rates hav...


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