IDAHO SCHOOL
CHOICE PROGRAMS
DISCOVER OPTIONS
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Education Scholarship Grants
Proposed School Choice Program
If passed, SB 1144 would expand school choice in Idaho and allow parents to access grants to attend or subsidize alternative educational options like private schools, online private schools, micro schools, learning pods, and more.
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Charter Schools
Active School Choice Program
Idaho has a robust public charter school system. What distinguishes charter schools is that they are allowed extra freedom to innovate with curriculum and learning methods in return for being held accountable for performance.
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Open Enrollment
Active School Choice Program
Open enrollment gives Idaho parents the ability to send their K-12 student to a school of their choice even if the school is outside the school district they reside.
Additional information about Idaho’s current educational programs can be found at https://sde.idaho.gov/.
Education Scholarship Grants
2023
Proposed
If passed, SB 1144 would expand school choice in Idaho and allow parents to access grants to attend or subsidize alternative educational options like brick and mortar private schools, online private schools, micro schools, and learning pods. Families could also choose to use grant funding for transportation to and from eligible education programs.
Show your support for school choice in Idaho by adding your voice to the growing number of Idahoans that want to see expanded school choice in Idaho.
Idaho passed a charter school law in 1996 and today there are more than 50 established charter schools throughout Idaho that focus on different academic areas. Students seeking more attention in literacy, or science, have the ability to apply at charter schools that best fit the needs of the student
Charter School Program
1996
ENACTED
Idaho has open enrollment that allows students to pick the public school of their choice no matter where the school is located (within Idaho). Parents and their students can take advantage of this valuable option by visiting multiple public schools to discover which one is the best fit for your family. Traditional public schools aren’t all the same