Reading results: These schools and districts outperform state averages

Reading achievement gaps persist for at-risk students

Maple Grove elementary by Brandon Schertler. Stock photo. Books. Library

Some Idaho libraries put restrictions on who can challenge books

“This has been our policy, and we’re not opening it up to someone who’s not a taxpaying member of our jurisdiction.”

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Spring reading scores show modest gains, but have trended down since 2019

‘Accidents’ and a rotten sandwich: Providing structure for our kids requires balance

Caldwell School District's board meeting on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

Caldwell approves $100 pay-to-play fee

Empowering Parents

Money crunch: Thousands of families miss out on state grants

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Labrador appeals injunction on transgender athlete ban to U.S. Supreme Court

Celebration of America

Idaho officials join America250 initiative to celebrate the founding of the United States

school choice

Attorney general seeks to intervene in Blaine Amendment lawsuit

Elections

‘Every vote matters:’ Winner of Idaho’s closest legislative primary won by 4 votes

Boise trustee election

Four incumbents will run unopposed, two others will vie for final seat

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Democrats plan statewide rallies to protest new library law

CEI names new president

Opinion

Surviving summer homelessness: The reality of living in a car

Cassidy Landry

Artificial Intelligence in Idaho classrooms: friend or foe?

Debbie Critchfield

Congress could expand education choice options too

Chris Cargill and Peter Murphy

The Ten Commandments may soon be coming to Idaho public schools

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Dorothy Moon is fueling efforts to detoxify Idaho’s Republican Party

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‘Accidents’ and a rotten sandwich: Providing structure for our kids requires balance

Episode 96: A postsession conversation with Debbie Critchfield

A full and chaotic 94-day legislative session finally wrapped up on Wednesday.

So how did Debbie Critchfield fare in her second session as state schools superintendent?

Kevin Richert and Ryan Suppe interview Critchfield about what happened — and didn’t happen — with proposals that were on her radar for the session.

Idaho Education News · Episode 96

On May 17, the University of Idaho abruptly announced its plan to acquire the University of Phoenix, sending shockwaves through the state’s education and political circles.

At $685 million, it could be the largest and most polarizing transaction in Idaho higher education history. The U of I insists the deal will be a moneymaker. But Phoenix, a for-profit online giant with an enrollment of 85,000 students, is saddled with a checkered history and a tarnished reputation.

Idaho Education News’ Kevin Richert has closely followed this story for months, breaking news and fighting for the public’s right to know.

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Reading results: These schools and districts outperform state averages

Reading achievement gaps persist for at-risk students

Some Idaho libraries put restrictions on who can challenge books

Spring reading scores show modest gains, but have trended down since 2019

‘Accidents’ and a rotten sandwich: Providing structure for our kids requires balance

Caldwell approves $100 pay-to-play fee

Empowering Parents

school sports

Celebration of America

school choice

Elections

Boise trustee election

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Democrats plan statewide rallies to protest new library law

CEI names new president

Counselors hit the road, hoping to boost grim FAFSA completion numbers

Opinion

‘Accidents’ and a rotten sandwich: Providing structure for our kids requires balance

On May 17, the University of Idaho abruptly announced its plan to acquire the University of Phoenix, sending shockwaves through the state’s education and political circles.

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