Devin Bodkin

Does Idaho have the best mascot in America? You help decide.

Two Idaho high schools are represented in the championship round of Scorebook Live’s national competition. INSIDE: Find out who made the finals, and how you can vote.

Opposition group blasts prospect of revised class schedules if Idaho Falls bond fails

Trustees floated ideas to address overcrowding if the district’s record-breaking measure fails on Nov. 8. Local critics are crying foul.

Our fifth-grader is doing great at school, says our fifth-grader

Our daughter’s thoughtful teacher let our daughter take the reins during a recent parent-teacher conference. And it made all the difference.

Surveys: Student engagement remains below pre-pandemic levels

Just 45.5% of students in grades 3 though 12 reported being engaged at school. The average is down slightly from last year’s 45.7%.

Idaho’s teachers are tired, but they’re sticking it out

More than 500 Idaho educators completed our 23-question survey, sharing their thoughts on the state of their profession.

Months into the school year, schools still struggling to fill staff

And most of the administrators EdNews surveyed rated their teacher turnover this school year as “more than average.”

Three struggling charters tout improvements before oversight commission

School representatives walked the Idaho Public Charter School Commission through their efforts to better their academic and operational outcomes months ahead of renewal decisions.

Nampa’s new board clerk collects four times more than her predecessor

Krissy LaMont collects more money by dramatically increasing the hours she works to nearly full-time status at 38.5 hours a week.

West Ada’s own survey shows overwhelming support to build new schools

The survey could be a precursor to a record-setting bond proposal that would ask property owners in the district to pay for the construction of new schools and renovation of others.