Featured Series

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

Data dive: Surprising statistics on four-day schools

Some four-day school statistics confirm conventional wisdom. Others contradict political rhetoric.

Charter trustee elected ISBA president

Winner John Menter is a board member for Moscow Charter. He won a three-way race against West Ada’s Mike Vuittonet and Boise’s A.J. Balukoff.

West Ada trustee discusses his past and his future

Mike Vuittonet, a long-time Idahoan with seven kids who attended Meridian schools, share his life experiences and reflects on how they might prepare him for what’s ahead.

Kids have a field day learning about the environment

Students from Council, Cambridge and New Meadows elementary schools left the classroom and entered the woods for a day of hands-on learning at the annual Forestry Expo.

Pageant winner aspires to serve her community

A Capital High School senior stepped out of her comfort zone to be a positive role model to others.

Masonry program sets up career path to engineering

The College of Western Idaho is partnering with West Ada School District to bring masonry instruction and curriculum to students.

Students, teachers volunteer to keep library open

Borah High School is able to keep an after-school program running at no cost thanks to the help of kids and staff. The program caters to all students, but mostly those who speak English as a second language.