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

Fishing ‘gypsy’ teaches teens and Sun Valley celebrities

Bret Bishop doubles as a high school English teacher and summer fishing guide.

Former teacher leads “Dirty” double life

Gooding’s Heidi Jo Hooper is a small town girl and pig farmer with an imagination and talent that is taking her to the top of the charts.

More errors uncovered in state’s flawed teacher evaluation report

Leaders of two additional school districts said they inaccurately reported awarding identical evaluation scores to all teachers in order to meet a state reporting deadline.

Riverstone improves campus, builds dorms

In an effort to increase enrollment, the private school is building two new facilities and a dormitory in Downtown Boise.

Idaho teacher doubles as summer rocker

Aaron Ball is a 36-year-old musician who crams a year’s worth of performances into a summer — he teaches automotive classes at Blackfoot High School.

Nampa invests in summer school for migrant kids

Migrant students are able to catch up and prepare for the coming school year by taking part in a three-week summer program featuring lessons in English, math and STEM.

Most teachers receive high marks in error-filled evaluation data

Administrators from 35 school districts and charter schools awarded identical overall scores to all of their teachers, while three school districts confirmed errors or omissions among the data.

Teenage cancer survivor makes his wish come true

Firth senior Jared Andersen devoted his senior project to remodeling his school’s weight room because it was a place that helped cure him of cancer.

Middleton administrator making waves as water skiing grandma

Robin Gilbert is the director of instruction and student achievement for the Middleton School District. This summer, she’s out competing in water skiing tournaments.