Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
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.
Meridian school unites over fitness program
Hundreds of kids are skipping playground time during recess and choosing to run the track instead.
Clark Fork kids leave the classroom to learn
Students experience the outdoors, arts and technology in hands-on learning adventures revolving around real-world challenges.
Boise company targets STEM education
An Idaho startup company is experiencing rapid growth in sales and hopes to become the Amazon for STEM.
High school dropout now an aspiring chef
A 16-year-old teen who recently dropped out of Eagle High School decided to pursue an alternative education path.