Carly Flandro
Chronic absenteeism is on the rise among Idaho students
More than 60,000 students habitually missed class last school year.
In their own words: New video series, made for Idaho classrooms, highlights tribal youth
The teens will be celebrated at a red carpet film premiere Saturday. The event is free and open to the public.
‘Urgent disparities’ persist in Native American education, and state efforts to help have been underwhelming
The data shows alarming achievement gaps, but progress toward closing them is minimal — or nonexistent.
Idaho schools offer piecemeal efforts to upend decades of Native American miseducation
Some are at the forefront, innovating new approaches. Others lag far behind, with little more than a fourth-grade unit on tribes.
Boarding schools’ complicated legacy still haunts Native American communities
SPECIAL SERIES: Tribes, teachers, and federal agencies are working to undo that history and make classrooms a place where Native Americans are seen and celebrated.
A U of I program propels Native Americans into classrooms and redefines what a teacher looks like
It’s a vital step for students and for education, proponents say.
Native American principals, a rarity, create schools where tribal students are seen and celebrated
But education’s complicated history with tribes means those leaders are few.
How to really appreciate teachers? Let them tell you.
A teacher panel gives an inside look on summer break, teacher appreciation, and their favorite teachers.
Idaho had six federal Native American boarding schools — here’s what we know about them
SPECIAL SERIES: A new federal report provides maps and details of the schools for the first time.
By the numbers: Achievement data for schools on or near Idaho reservations
Test results may say more about school systems than about students.