Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Educators flock to hands-on STEM program
About 500 teachers are participating in the iSTEM summer institute, which is backed by the State Department, INL, universities and businesses.
Meridian moves to revoke North Star charter
Trustees were unswayed by a plan to ease North Star Charter School’s short-term financial crunch. North Star board chairman Jim Miller said he was “disheartened” by the School Board’s vote.
The new faces on the K-12 interim committee
Meet Sen. Fred Martin and Rep. Holli Woodings, two first-year lawmakers who will serve this summer on a legislative committee studying education issues.
Projects and laptops rule in Idaho Falls
Compass Academy students in Idaho Falls use laptops to bring chemistry projects to life, edit their own commercials and design comic books.
‘Go On’ transforms into a movement
Idaho educators are super heroes at helping students become better prepared for life after high school.
Koehler steps into Nampa’s whirlwind
Pete Koehler is facing a $3.5 million budget shortfall, contentious negotiations with the local teachers union and a lawsuit from a disgruntled former employee. Meet the Nampa School District’s new interim superintendent.
Recruiters put high achievers in the classroom
Teach For America lures top talent to helping kids
Blaine County expands bilingual program
District to open Spanish-English magnet school in 2014 that could serve more than 500 students.
Boise firm makes inroads in software sector
Using a system created in the Blaine County School District a decade ago, Boise-based Silverback Learning Solutions is seeking a statewide and national niche in the competitive educational management software sector.
P16 celebrates graduates, success stories
The community-supported pilot program in Caldwell funds pre-school, after-school and college aspiration programs.