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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
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.
SDE settles whistleblower lawsuit for $150,000
Kelly Brady sued in 2020 alleging she was fired after complying with an HR investigation. Brady said the department, under state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s direction, was a hostile work environment.
Boise schools were sole ‘target’ of lawmaker’s indoctrination search
Rep. Priscilla Giddings’ asked for equity-focused teaching materials from the Boise School District via a public records request on May 26. No other districts received a similar request, records show.