Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Idaho teen supports his family while maintaining a 3.9 GPA
Atirekk Sanasan, a senior at Twin Falls High School, works 25 hours a week to help pay for family expenses like rent and groceries.
Elementary kids learn math, science, history, art — and two languages
An English-Spanish immersion program in the Boise School District is attempting to close the achievement gap between white students and their Latino peers.
Boise teacher to bring scientific research into the classroom
Jon Moreno-Ramirez, a Riverstone International School teacher, landed a $15,000 grant to research fundamental physical properties of nanoscale ferroelectrics and multiferroics.
Report details problems in teacher ‘leadership premium’ payments
The law is designed to reward teachers who take on added responsibilities, and the premiums will cost $17.4 million in 2017-18. But the money isn’t always spent as lawmakers intended — or as the law requires.
Perfect ACT score leads Idaho teen to MIT
Noah Pauls, a senior at The Ambrose School, is headed to his dream school in Massachusetts and believes it’s because of his score on the college entrance exam.
Ridgevue valedictorian dreams of proving unsolved math problems
Vallivue School District’s Caleb Monoran hopes to solve the greatest mysteries about the universe as a mathematician.
Sailor brings real world experience to her classroom
Jessica Mosley is a fourth grade Weiser teacher and an active Navy Reservist.
Danielson framework creator expresses concerns over Idaho teacher evaluations
Charlotte Danielson said local principals and administrators tend to overinflated evaluation scores because of social pressure.
Otter vetoes grocery tax repeal, allows highway bill to become law
Otter still has not acted on a related transportation bill to allow state funding for “safe routes to school” projects.
Bus driver wants students to feel welcomed
A West Ada School District bus driver hand-makes plastic canvas name plates for all the students she transports.