Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Playground bench helps Nampa kids make friends
The ‘buddy bench’ allows students to meet others on the playground if they have no one to play with.
Boise kids launch sustainability awareness campaign
Students host a summit to show off ways to recycle, reuse and reduce waste. They were inspired to change their practices and influence change in others after a school-wide reading of the book “Garbology.”
Vallivue counselors shift focus
The five-member staff received a national award for supporting a program that offers more opportunities to kids.
Middleton bus driver turned food service director
Barbara Bumgardner started her career in part-time school district jobs, but advanced to leading a staff of 33 and providing healthy meals to kids and teachers.
Boise aims for third-straight national science victory
Five Boise High students are headed to North Carolina to compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
Robots take over Boise
Students from across six states are using their brains, skills and robots to compete in Idaho’s FIRST Robotics Competition.
Eagle teen jump-starts engineering career
Kendra Noneman, a senior at Eagle High School, has been selected to participate in a research internship.
Students pitch business ideas to entrepreneurs
Teens from across the Treasure Valley are participating in a three-day immersion experience.
Kids spend spring break with zoo animals
For 36 Treasure Valley students, spring break is about studying and observing animal behaviors and finding ways that humans can help animal wildlife.
Parma boys dominate on the court and in the classroom
The varsity basketball team has earned a statewide academic honor two years in a row.