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

‘No longer my life’: A pandemic through sixth-grade eyes

Madison Middle School teacher Sarah Jones asked her sixth graders to document their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what they’re saying.

Idaho exigió que 11 escuelas mejorarían los puntajes de los estudiantes latinos

EdNews y el Idaho Statesman revisaron todos los 11 planes de mejora escolar y descubrieron que la mayoría no aborda totalmente un conjunto de estándares federales.

Latino students underrepresented in advanced courses

They make up 19 percent of elementary school students — but only 6 percent of students enrolled in gifted-and-talented programs.

Little accountability for schools asked to improve Latino achievement gaps

Five schools didn’t set specific goals for Hispanic student achievement in their federally mandated improvement plans.

Tackling hunger: These students put a food pantry in their school

Gaby Bobadilla and Dayana Medellin didn’t like that some of their peers were going hungry, so they put a food pantry in their high school.

White Pine trustees acknowledge second open meeting violation in five months

Trustees admitted Tuesday to secretly approving payouts for major facilities projects during a Jan. 22 executive session.

Former SDE director files whistleblower claim against Ybarra

Kelly Brady says state superintendent Sherri Ybarra fired her after Brady cooperated with a workplace misconduct investigation.

Low-performing online school posts unprecedented enrollment growth, again

The remote Southeast Idaho district’s home-learning program has added 2,500 students since 2016, far exceeding growth at any other district or charter in Idaho. It’s now Idaho’s largest virtual school.