BOISE, Idaho, April 7 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Eight Idaho school districts and three community organizations will receive new grant awards ranging from $98,000 to $175,000 to provide youth academic and enrichment opportunities through the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. Additionally, three school districts were awarded grant renewals ranging from $99,000 to $132,000. "Each of these grants serves the uni  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 7 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news on April 6, 2022: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of $37,289 in drinking water construction assistance to Arrowhead Ranch Water Association, Inc. in Bonner County, Idaho. The funding will be used to install a new pump and to cover planning costs associated with installing the pump. The assistance from DEQ's State Revolving Fund, which is capitalized an  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 5 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: Governor Brad Little joined members of law enforcement in Coeur d'Alene today to highlight portions of his "Leading Idaho" plan that invest in public safety. "I am proud Idaho is a state that openly appreciates and supports law enforcement. Our law enforcement in Idaho care deeply about maintaining strong relationships with the communities they serve, and it is important for us to also make   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 8 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 7, 2022: Governor Brad Little joined legislators, teachers, and education leaders at Reed Elementary in Kuna today to highlight successes this legislative session in accelerating investments in literacy and K-12 education. K-12 funding will increase by $300 million, the single largest increase in state history, which amounts to a 12.5-percent increase over FY22. The Legislature approved Governor Lit  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 6 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little joined Idaho Supreme Court justices, legislators, members of his administration, and others today in highlighting tens of millions of dollars in new funding to advance the state's behavioral health priorities. The Legislature approved all of the Governor's "Leading Idaho" proposals for increased behavioral health resources this session. The proposals grew out of recommendations from the   more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, April 5 (TNSAcc) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has issued an official Letter of Action to North Idaho College, finding the college's Board of Trustees out of compliance as a functioning governing board and issuing a Warning. The letter sets a timeline, requirements and recommendations for NIC and its board to act on over the next year. Throughout this review process that began in 2021, the N  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, April 8 (TNSconf) -- North Idaho College issued the following news: The community is invited to the fifth annual Northwest Undergraduate Conference in the Humanities from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at North Idaho College's main campus in Coeur d'Alene. The conference celebrates the intellectual and creative achievements of undergraduate students from around the region and gives them the opportunity to present their work in a public and professional academic setti  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, April 5 (TNSconf) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Carl Zimmer, award-winning science writer and columnist for the New York Times, will be the keynote speaker for University of Idaho's annual media ethics symposium at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, in the International Ballroom of the Bruce M. Pitman Center in Moscow. Zimmer's presentation, "Writing the Pandemic: Journalism in the Age of COVID-19," is free and open to the public and will also be livestr  more