Featured Series

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

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.

Duo to create dream school in Idaho

Educators from Houston and North Carolina won two-year fellowships to train, plan and launch a public charter school in Boise.

Robot apocalypse in Boise

Students from across five states and Canada are using their brains, skills and robots to compete in Idaho’s FIRST Robotics Competition.

Boise teen turns love for the Middle East into career path

Jack Johnson, a senior at Riverstone International School, lived in Tajikistan to understand the culture and language which led him to his career decision.