Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Full STEAM’d ahead for future artists, engineers and scientists
Students from four districts participate in a three-month Future Design Academy.
Cambridge class manages the business of delivering love
Valentine’s Day week is the busiest time of year for students who operate a year-round floral shop.
School savings accounts top $275 million
The latest numbers, released by the State Department of Education, reveal an overall savings increase of nearly $60 million since 2015, when statewide savings topped $215 million.
Watch Boise students chat with space station astronauts
Students speak to astronauts living and working on the International Space Station, 250 miles above the Earth.
Trauma-informed teaching changes culture in Caldwell
Discipline decreased and reading scores improved since teachers started incorporating sensory-based soothing activities during the school day.
Drones, robots and slime … oh my!
The Idaho STEM Action Center hosted students, educators and lawmakers to showcase STEM projects and tools used in the classroom.
West Ada teacher wants to shake things up in Idaho
After two years working in Bangkok with “the smartest teachers in the world,” Josh Kern realized it’s time to break the system.
Idaho’s average teacher salary increases by 3.6 percent
The pay raises are the largest in the era of the “career ladder,” Idaho’s five-year, $250 million plan to boost teacher pay. The average teacher salary now exceeds $48,000.
‘Tech nerd’ hits the road
Educator Kari Wardle helps Idaho’s rural teachers enhance their curriculum with technology.
Open enrollment fuels school-boundary tug-of-war
Pocatello-Chubbuck leaders consider enforcing boundaries to balance enrollment and socioeconomic disparities among the district’s three high schools.