Featured Series

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

Thousands wait for charter school seats

More charter schools are popping up throughout Idaho, but not fast enough to meet the demand.

Inspire Idaho: New electives help science scores skyrocket in Bear Lake

This article is part of our year-long series called Inspire Idaho, which spotlights schools doing something differently for a better outcome for students.

Lowest-performing schools report high-performing teachers

In 28 of the 29 schools, at least 91 percent of teachers earned an overall score of “proficient” or better on their evaluation.

East Idaho educator named Teacher of the Year

The American Falls agriculture teacher is also the town’s two-term mayor.

Leaving money on the table: Idaho’s big financial-aid gap

Fewer than half of the state’s high school seniors fill out applications for financial aid. This leaves them out of the running for federal and state money that could help them get a college degree or professional certificate.