Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
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.
Teacher, moonlighting as mayor, sees where education and community intersect
Marc Beitia has a unique view of the needs of his townfolk and their children.
Maps illustrate learning disparities between white and Latino students
Find out what’s happening in your school or district.
For kids and their parents, the reading journey starts and continues at home
Behind every score on the Idaho Reading Indicator, behind every intervention plan to help an at-risk student, there is a child’s story. And the parents’ story. Stories of struggles, successes and uncertainties.