Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
The University of Phoenix Interview
University of Phoenix officials sit down for an extended interview about their school’s past — and its future.
‘We want this deal to happen:’ Phoenix officials tout sale, downplay risk to U of I
“You’re gonna see a very different University of Phoenix than you read about,” university President Chris Lynne said in an Idaho Education News podcast interview.
State Board launches all-out defense against attorney general’s lawsuit
The four court motions represent the State Board of Education’s most concerted push against Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s lawsuit.
New details, and a fast rewrite: the U of I updates its Phoenix messaging
In one case, the University of Idaho rewrote its page of “frequently asked questions,” days after an Idaho Education News story refuted the university’s facts.
Favorite Teachers: Mountain View students celebrate theater teacher for inclusive, transformative teaching
Camilla Boylan has won multiple awards, including the prestigious Velma V. Morrison Performing Arts Educator of the Year Award.
Document pokes a hole in U of I’s Phoenix timeline
The University of Idaho has said it began looking at a University of Phoenix purchase in March, when the for-profit online giant “approached” U of I officials. But that timetable is inaccurate and incomplete.
Analysis: What we know about the Phoenix sweepstakes, despite the U of I’s silence
The University of Idaho wasn’t the only bidder for the University of Phoenix, a for-profit online giant. That is clear. The rest of the story is more complicated.
BEYOND GO-ON: What state data does — and doesn’t — measure
Education leaders say go-on data doesn’t cover the full extent of education success in Idaho.
BEYOND GO-ON: What high school seniors are saying about their future plans
We surveyed 80 teens about what’s next. They’re not all going to college, but they aren’t floundering, either.
BEYOND GO-ON: Four young adults talk about their diverse paths after high school
Their next steps are as unique as they are — and college is just one of many options.