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Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.

Finding the right school saved Cheyenne from dropping out

Charter school Idaho Distance Education Academy offered the teenager a personalized approach and she graduated on time.

Day 39: Meeting with the Tribal Council

She also attended a District 1 education summit.

Day 38: North Idaho

Critchfield toured a CTE campus and a STEM school.

Day 37: Pie Day

The superintendent departs this evening for North Idaho.

Idaho’s student-to-counselor ratio far exceeds recommended average

But there are ways to support school counselors and minimize their workload.

Day 36: A day for superintendents

And she reviewed her itinerary for an upcoming outreach trip to North Idaho.

Day 35: Watching legislation

The bill involves one of the main tenets of Critchfield’s campaign — financial literacy.

Day 32: Heads up, North Idaho

She has continued to work from the road home to Oakley.

Day 31: Steps for Schools

Critchfield also held a meeting to plan her student advisory committee, a team of select high schoolers who learn about the governments and advise the superintendent.

Day 30: Three cheers for CTE

She’ll celebrate STEM Matters Month tonight with the Idaho STEM Action Center.