Idaho EdNews Staff

Pocatello-Chubbuck approves — then rescinds — mask mandate

Find out what other districts are doing through a link to our interactive tracker inside the story.

Ybarra names 13 students to her advisory council

Find out who was selected to the Student Advisory Council, which will be meeting on Sept. 20.

Education news from around Idaho

The STEM Action Center joins forces with Amazon Web Services, Boise students celebrate their new diplomas and elementary schools can sign for suicide-prevention resources.

Test results indicate Idaho’s teacher prep programs are not aligned to licensure exams

Nearly half of elementary teacher candidates fail to pass the required Praxis on their first attempt.

Lottery again gives schools record dividend

Idaho schools saw yet another record dividend amount from the Idaho Lottery, with money going to the State Department’s School Building Fund and the Bond Levy Equalization Fund.

Gov. Little promotes Maguire to lead STEM Action Center

Kaitlin Maguire has been serving as the interim executive director for months.

ISBA names new executive director

Misty K. Swanson will replace Karen Echeverria, who has retired.

Superintendent shuffles: Hiring news from Coeur d’Alene to Idaho Falls

Idaho will have 23 new superintendents this fall, most of them started this week. Get the details inside.

Follow our live blog of McGeachin’s task force

We’ll record the meeting’s major talking points — as they happen — and add context and public reaction.

Fire at Boise’s old Valley View Elementary deemed an accident

The building was unoccupied when the fire started, and the Boise Fire Department is on scene. No major injuries have been reported.