Featured Series

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

Slideshow: Fifth-grader wins EdNews photo contest

Meet the EdNews first day-of-school photo contest winner and check out the photo gallery.

Principals adopt schools in Texas through a Google Doc

Hundreds of principals from across the nation, including three Idaho administrators, have signed up to help more than 260 Texas schools.

Ybarra reprimands one of her directors

Chuck Zimmerly sent an email to superintendents seeking campaign support just three hours after Ybarra told Idaho EdNews she was holding off on launching her re-election bid in order to focus on her job.

New Catholic school takes non-traditional approach

You won’t find traditional desks and chairs lined up in rows at St. Ignatius Catholic School in Meridian.

New graduation requirements stir debate over the value of test scores

Students are required to take standardized tests but not required to pass them. The scores will still be used to measure teacher performance and school quality.

Coeur d’Alene teacher doubles as an Uber driver

Bruce Twitchell took on the ride-hail service job to earn extra cash this summer.

West Side stories: Life after high school

This small, rural Idaho school churned out a 100 percent graduation rate in 2016. About half went on to college, a ratio that mirrors Idaho’s statewide go-on rate. Here are some of their stories on life after high school.