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Educator shares inspiration during Teacher Appreciation Week
Longfellow teacher Emily Hammond opens up about her favorite teachers, why she got into education and what keeps her going every day.
Key senator: Pre-K bill could pass in 2016
Emmett Republican Steven Thayn, an opponent of previous pre-K bills, made the prediction during a daylong workshop Monday.
Charters must now recognize disparity exists
A new Idaho Charter Commission report paints a grim picture of minority student enrollment in Idaho charter schools.
After the $61 million Schoolnet fiasco, a scramble begins
School districts can now choose another instructional management system. Here’s a look at what’s at stake for students, districts, vendors and taxpayers.
SBAC testing times prove shorter than expected
On average, students in every grade level are completing the new Common Core-aligned tests in shorter periods of time than originally forecast.
Teens host prom for senior citizens
Teens aren’t the only ones having a prom night this month. More than 50 Nampa senior citizens dressed up and danced the night away on Wednesday. The cafeteria at Lone Star Middle School was the place to be. “This is the second year we have done this dance,” said Parker Akkerman, a junior at Nampa…
Horseshoe Bend principal promoted to superintendent
Dennis Chesnut becomes the fifth district leader in three years. He’s a long-time Horseshoe Bend teacher and administrator.
Otter calls ‘extraordinary’ legislative session for May 18
The session will focus exclusively on Idaho’s child-support enforcement crisis.
The first, complicated steps to a career ladder
District officials are figuring out how to implement the complicated new teacher pay plan, signed into law less than four weeks ago.
Who is Forrest Bird, the namesake of a North Idaho school?
The 93-year-old is an accomplished pilot, doctor and world-famous inventor.