Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
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.
‘No time to waste:’ Notus runs at a fast pace
The Notus School District is a success story — but, perhaps, a success story that just happens to be unfolding on a four-day campus.
A schedule change saves money. Just not much.
And for some four-day districts, even the modest savings came at an unacceptable cost to employees.
Preston upholds a decision driven by dollars
Five years after adopting a four-day calendar, daunting fiscal realities continue to confront Preston schools.
Four-day school test scores are inconclusive — but troubling
It’s difficult to draw firm conclusions from Idaho’s test results. Sample sizes are small. Long-term trends are elusive.
Sage and COSSA Academy: Two four-day outliers
The two schools are shaped by their four-day calendar — but are defined, starkly, by differing demographics.
An unproven experiment, involving 26,881 Idaho students
Opinions about Idaho’s four-day schools are rampant. Hard statistics are scarce.
Data dive: Surprising statistics on four-day schools
Some four-day school statistics confirm conventional wisdom. Others contradict political rhetoric.