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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Trustees to consider facilities funding, vouchers and other issues at annual convention
INSIDE: The details of what will be debated and who is running for leadership positions.
Two years later, NIC faces another pivotal trustee election
The 2020 election thrust the Coeur d’Alene-based community college into turmoil. Now, two competing slates of candidates are vying for three crucial seats on the board of trustees.
Campus news items: New scholarships will focus on engineering, computer science
In other news, the University of Idaho will join a consortium that hopes to encourage Indigenous students to pursue STEM fields, and Northwest Nazarene University plans to launch a new semiconductor engineering program.
Teachers, are you showing students you value their language, culture, and identity?
A conference provided information on how educators can become culturally-responsive and better advocates for equity.
Rural teachers can now apply for $12,000 in education funding
The funding can be put toward students loans, advanced degrees, and new certifications.
What Bedke, Pickens Manweiler said about librarians, K-12 funding and more
A bill to allow prosecutors to seek criminal charges against librarians “passed the House without my support,” Scott Bedke said Friday.
Supreme Court affirmative action cases could bolster attacks on school integration
K-12 school diversity plans already face legal challenges.
School leaders share the secrets to their ISAT success
Reteaching, collaboration, and relevance are key.
Analysis: Idaho’s unexpected and unusual race for attorney general
Tom Arkoosh jumped into the race in July to challenge Raul Labrador. The Nov. 8 outcome could have immediate implications for education — and perhaps lasting implications in Idaho politics.
Beyond 37%: Higher ed leaders discuss Idaho’s lagging ‘go-on rate’
During a roundtable discussion hosted by Gov. Brad Little, higher education leaders talked about what it will take to get more high school graduates to go to college.