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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
New nonprofit emerges in support of ‘free market’ education
The Mountain States Policy Center is a research group with a goal to promote individual liberty and limited government in Idaho and surrounding states.
What Boise trustee candidates say about book bans and CRT
Incumbent trustees — and several challengers — say they support Boise’s policy for reviewing library materials, a process that involves parents, principals and teachers at the local level.
Posted: K-12 job applicants welcome
As the first day of school approaches, there’s still a need for custodians, teachers, food service workers and paraprofessionals in school districts across the state.
Coeur d’Alene nonprofit offers free professional development through national partnership
The online series teaches how to use primary sources to develop and implement activity plans about social justice and civil rights issues.
Idaho State will go carbon neutral, Satterlee announces in fall address
The university president also made a commitment to fostering civil public discourse and touted ISU’s recent accomplishments.
Idaho colleges don’t have much freedom to move in a post-Roe climate
Public schools provide basic sexual health services, but resources stop with emergency contraception.
Hundreds volunteer for West Ada’s community cleanup day
West Ada is Idaho’s largest school district with 58 schools and at least 40,000 students, but as of now it employs only eight groundskeepers districtwide.
Analysis: Boise’s sleepy trustee elections could be a relic of the past
With 13 candidates running for five seats, this year’s Boise School Board elections are definitely more crowded. Will they prove to be more contentious and costly? And ultimately, will voters show up?
New CDC guidance: No quarantines, less testing
Some states and districts have taken a similar approach for months. Still, some school leaders will likely breathe a sigh of relief at the change, as prior quarantine guidelines led to confusion and huge numbers of student and staff absences.
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