Jennifer Swindell

Managing editor and CEO Jennifer Swindell founded Idaho Education News in 2013. She has led the online news platform as it has grown in readership and engagement every year, reaching over two million pageviews a year. Jennifer has more than 35 years of experience in Idaho journalism. She also has served as a public information officer for Idaho schools and as a communication director at Boise State University. She can be reached at [email protected].

Hand-crafted timelines garnish Boise classrooms

Juno Van Ocker spent hundreds of volunteer hours to create graphic timeline sheets of Idaho history, and deliver them to 200 classrooms in Boise.

Three hours of Boise speakers end sessions

A near capacity crowd at the Statehouse listened to leaders in Idaho education talk on a variety of topics, and a number of parents who called for abandoning Common Core standards.

Music, drums, laughter resonate in these hallways

Sorensen Elementary in Coeur d’Alene

Listening session is Boise bound

The governor’s education task force is making three more stops around Idaho — including Thursday in Boise — to listen to ideas about what’s best for K-12 education in Idaho.

Coeur d’Alene forum draws supportive crowd

About 130 audience members showed support for every speaker at a Coeur d’Alene listening session, hosted by the governor’s education task force.

Few speak at task force’s Lewiston forum

The governor’s education task force held a listening session in Lewiston Monday. Only six people spoke to a small crowd.

Janet Orndorff remembered for her public service

Hundreds attended her funeral Thursday

Freshman reflects on her first year

Ward-Engelking values her position.

From firehouse to fitness center

Kids give a Boise building a facelift.

Students serve community over spring break

For 113 Boise area high school students, spring break got off to a busy start Monday. They volunteered to help on a student-organized community service project.