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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
State Board unveils campus diversity and inclusion policy
The board policy potentially pits Gov. Brad Little’s board appointees against conservative critics of the state’s higher education system — including Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin. A final vote could come in August.
Principal ready to ‘give the keys to the kids’ in new West Ada school
Owyhee High opens in August and the students will have the opportunity to start new traditions.
Boise native finds college success amid constant disruptions
Winston Gee, a 2017 graduate of Boise High, earned all As in four years of college that included evacuations for a fire, mudslide and pandemic.
Education news from around Idaho
Teachers learn how to teach STEM in the classroom, Idaho groups plan a student mental health conference and a local teen competes to be America’s “Distinguished Young Woman” for 2021.
Indoctrination task force took aim at alleged indoctrination in K-12 schools
The task force reignited quarrels with major education policy players in a meeting marked by a rocky start, a tense middle and a slow end.
Follow our live blog of McGeachin’s task force
We’ll record the meeting’s major talking points — as they happen — and add context and public reaction.
McGeachin-Trump summit, four-hour agenda set table for indoctrination task force meeting
The task force is set to hear presentations on education players and policy from an intern in McGeachin’s office, a hardline conservative candidate for State Superintendent and fellow task force members.
Fire at Boise’s old Valley View Elementary deemed an accident
The building was unoccupied when the fire started, and the Boise Fire Department is on scene. No major injuries have been reported.
Survey: Idaho charter parents, teachers happy with pandemic response
The FDR Group said Idaho charter schools’ response to the pandemic earned them a “reservoir of trust” with parents and teachers.
Parents filed a federal complaint against an Idaho school district. A state audit showed similar problems
An audit of Wilder School District’s English Language Learner programs found issues in 18 of 23 areas reviewed for compliance with state and federal law.