Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
97 percent of teachers earn top marks on latest evaluations
State Board of Education member Debbie Critchfield believes evaluations are improving and the State Board has added more transparency to the process with its annual review process.
Idaho teens aren’t getting state-mandated help planning their careers
Counselors say they don’t have enough time to help students create learning plans for traversing high school and beyond, even though lawmakers have recently invested millions into the project.
Driving the bus and playing the blues: The ballad of Carlton Moore
Moore’s band is performing at a fundraiser sponsored by local bus drivers on Friday, Sept. 29 at Boise’s South Junior High.
Boise educator honored by Yale University
East Junior High counselor Josh Ritchie was nominated for the Yale Educator Award by a Borah High graduate who credits Ritchie for her getting into Yale.
Young entrepreneur creates non-traditional school
Jake Thompson wants to disrupt education and inspire change in the classroom.
‘She was the closest thing I knew to a saint’
Marilyn Shuler was honored posthumously by Idaho Voices for Children during a Friday luncheon that featured a record crowd.
SPECIAL REPORT: Reading scores fall short of schools’ own goals
Local school leaders were supposed to set benchmark goals for the first year of Idaho’s $11.25 million literacy initiative. Most did. Some didn’t. And a few set goals that were lower than previous years’ scores.
One of Idaho’s top students survived life-threatening illness
James Eidson, a senior at Riverstone International School, has coped with cancer and its side effects.
STEM Action Center to honor innovative teachers
Payette’s Paula McElroy and Vision Charter School’s Jason George were named winners of the Industry’s Excellent Educators Dedicated to STEM awards.
Most districts and charters comply with Idaho transparency laws
In an effort to make school practices more transparent for parents, employees and taxpayers, nearly 72 percent of Idaho district and charter websites display all contracts, budgets and strategic plans.