Tag Archives: Briana LeClaire
House committee votes unanimously to send IGEM bill to floor
House Bill 546—Gov. Butch Otter’s Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM)—Tuesday passed the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee with all but one person who testified supporting the bill. This legislation would create IGEM and an accompanying grant fund. The bill … Continue reading
Waiting list for Idaho charter schools continue to rise
It seems more and more Idaho families want their children to attend charter schools as an alternative to public schools. According to figures provided by the Idaho Department of Education, the waiting list for charter schools has experienced large growth … Continue reading
IFF gives 34 districts failing marks for lack of transparency
The Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF), a free-market think tank and lobbying group based in Boise, is slamming school districts that make it difficult for the public to access certain contracts. Briana LeClaire, an education policy analyst with IFF, requested master … Continue reading
Group pushes for removing cap on new charter schools
Children, parents, educators, and administrators involved with charter schools swarmed the front steps of the Capitol Monday to persuade legislators to advance school choice in Idaho. The group, officially the Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families, came to the Statehouse to … Continue reading