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Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Fruitland teen gives back to the community through service
Haily Shigeta, a junior at Fruitland High School, has logged 140 community service hours and received a scholarship for her volunteer work.
West Ada kids engineer hands for children in need
Joplin Elementary students are participating in a service learning project by building prosthesis with a 3D printer.
West Ada kids build NASA satellite; teachers travel to Johnson Space Center
Galileo STEM Academy students and teachers are participating in the Microgravity University for Educators program hosted by NASA.
QUIZ: Can you pass a U.S. civics test?
High school students are required to pass a civics test in order to graduate from high school. The Idaho House voted on Tuesday to support adding Idaho history and government questions to the test.
Administrators reported 3,162 bullying incidents in 2015-16
This is the first year districts were required to report bullying incidents to the state and it will be used as a baseline measure to gauge progress.
Scared, alone, addicted: Mountain Home teen turns life around
Mekala Abbott abused using and selling drugs at age 12. Today she is clean and sober and credits her school and counselor for helping her earn a diploma and go to college.
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Idaho’s $715 million school election day
At least 46 of Idaho’s 115 school districts will seek bond issues, plant facilities levies or supplemental levies on March 14. Idaho Education News and Boise State Public Radio partnered to produce this series — Financing the Future — on how the statewide elections will affect students, communities and taxpayers.
The legacy of school bonds in Boise
Financing the Future continued: The Boise School District last passed a bond more than a decade ago. This year’s request to voters is more ambitious but necessary, according to trustees.
The bond issue ‘supermajority:’ a debate as old as Idaho
Financing the Future continued: Supporters say the two-thirds threshold protects property taxpayers. Opponents say a 60 percent barrier would create a more reasonable balance.