Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Band director makes a big difference in short time
School Band and Orchestra Magazine honors Capital High teacher Casey Lindorfer, who is just three years out of college.
Teens break Post-It note world record
One Stone high school students to create a world record breaking mural to promote student voice.
Superintendent speaks at TEDx Talk
Madison School District’s Geoff Thomas delivers a message to restore and not reform public education.
Teen transforms talents from the court to the classroom
Travis Yenor accepted a full-ride athletic scholarship to Masters College, but his future is more than playing basketball.
Kuna teacher switches careers to teach fitness
Shawn Patterson, a physical education teacher at Crimson Point Elementary, went from making $56,000 a year to $19,000 — all to teach kids how to live an active lifestyle.
Boise kids belt out holiday sounds
Parents, grandparents and teachers packed the Washington Elementary school gym in Boise on Thursday for the annual holiday choir program. Nearly 100 students took the stage to perform holiday songs like “Rudolph”, “Deck the Halls” and “My Two Front Teeth”. Watch the video to listen to the kids sing holiday classics.
Post Falls finds solution to suspensions
Instead of being suspended or expelled and being forced to sit at home, students volunteer in the community assisting senior citizens.
Kids explain what they’re thankful for
Idaho EdNews asked kiddos from Eagle Hills Elementary School what they’re thankful this year. Check out the video — their answers are sweet and surprising.
Across rural Idaho, four-day weeks become routine
In Idaho’s four-day districts, many parents, students and staff covet the flexibility of free Fridays. This helps explain how the schedule has become engrained in small-town Idaho.
Teachers and students adjust to longer school days
The four-day schedule has transformed how teachers teach, who teaches in rural Idaho — and how students learn.