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Grow-your-own programs could widen Idaho’s teacher pipeline

Some focus on tapping paraprofessionals to become certified teachers. Others eye prospective candidates who are still in high school, and others yet look to increase the number of teachers of color in classrooms.

Analysis: Could the delta variant stop a ‘normal’ school year before it starts?

The new and more transmittable version of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the nation. Some experts say the variant poses new risks to unvaccinated people — including children.

Little appoints a familiar figure to the State Board

Idaho’s governor on Wednesday selected Bill Gilbert to join the board, which has wide-ranging authority over K-12 and higher education policy. The Boise businessman headed Little’s K-12 task force in 2019.

Nampa’s outspoken trustee: ‘I just don’t see confrontation as a bad thing’

Kim Rost has influenced education policy in one of Idaho’s largest districts by living up to her nickname, Spicy K.

Idaho’s teacher retention rate remained high during the pandemic

Find out what the teacher retention rate is in your district or charter and compare that rate to the previous two years.

Analysis: How critical race theory turned into a political ‘bogeyman’

As the critical race theory debate has gone national and turned bitter, a specialized field of academic study has become a catchall talking point. Here’s a look past the soundbites.