Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Boomer symbolizes Shelley’s embrace of the potato
From the school’s mascot to the crowning of Miss Russet, Shelley students honor East Idaho’s famous vegetable.
Idaho districts, charters stash $215 million in savings accounts
Superintendents say the unused money safeguards against budget cuts and unforeseen costs, though some question the prudence of holding on to so much cash when almost all of the districts receive supplemental funds from taxpayer levies.
Slideshow: West Ada teacher wins EdNews photo contest
Meet the EdNews first day of school photo contest winner and check out the photo gallery.
More than $200,000 in Caldwell consulting work goes unexplained
Caldwell’s ousted administrators agreed to do consulting work in 2015-16, but no documents verify any work was done, according to an Idaho Education News records request.
Four brothers fill administrative roles in four East Idaho districts
Humble home circumstances while growing up motivated the four Lords brothers to pursue careers in education.
Tax shift of 2006 adds up to tax increase
A decade ago, lawmakers and then-Gov. Jim Risch promised Idahoans tax relief. Instead, Idahoans paid an additional $21.7 million to support K-12 in 2015-16, according to an Idaho Education News analysis.
What the 2006 overhaul did to taxes in your school district
Do you want to see what happened with property taxes and market values in your district? Start here.
The 2006 tax shift still divides Idaho leaders
The story behind the one-day legislative session of Aug. 25, 2006 — from people on both sides of the debate.
Who supported House Bill 1, and who didn’t?
A look at the roll call from Aug. 25, 2006 — and some prominent names on both sides of the tax shift.
Taking a deep dive into the 2006 tax shift
In August 2006, Idaho lawmakers slashed $260 million in public school property taxes. How did the move affect K-12? How did it affect taxpayers? We take an in-depth look.