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West Ada educator named Language Teacher of the Year
Emily Blackburn, a French teacher at Mountain View High School in the West Ada School District, has been selected as the 2025 Idaho Language Teacher of the Year by the Idaho Association of Teachers of Language and Culture (IATLC). This award celebrates educators who demonstrate exceptional dedication, leadership, and contributions to language teaching and learning…
Principal apprenticeship program gets the green light
The program includes significantly more on-the-ground training for candidates than in traditional programs.
Report: Kids check out of school as they get older, and parents are in the dark
The data highlight a profound degree of academic and social disengagement among teenagers.
Spelling it out: How a bill becomes a law
Bill to Law Process Infogram
Policymakers preview legislative session: Private school choice, DEI, Idaho Launch are on tap
Legislative leaders offered a peek into the upcoming debate over private school choice while the governor kept mum on his stance — for now.
Superintendent shuffle: 2025 turnover at education’s helm
Find out the latest school leadership shakeups here.
Critchfield: When trustees talk about reading, it becomes a priority
Boosting students’ reading ability is the state’s “number one goal and objective,” she told State Board trustees.
State Board unanimously approves Mountain View deconsolidation plan
Residents of Grangeville, Kooskia, and Elk City will have the final say in a vote planned for May.
UPDATED: Amid a surge of student comments, State Board reworks DEI policy
The new proposal walks back one section, which would have required colleges and universities to offer success centers “dedicated to all students.” A State Board vote is expected Wednesday.
Gem Prep Online honored with distinguished school award
“Our relationships with families is key,” said principal Heather McKenna.