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Marsh Valley students stage walkout to support teachers on the chopping block

The district has since rescinded its RIF considerations due to trustee interference.

Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens

In the post-Roe era, educators search for ways to better serve students raising young children. A school on the Washington-Idaho border offers one approach.

Boise approves 3.25% raise for teachers

Incoming superintendent Lisa Roberts will become Idaho’s second highest-paid district leader.

Analysis: A turbulent primary, and maybe a glimpse into the future

Fifteen incumbents lost on Tuesday. The Legislature appears poised to shift further to the right. And outside PAC money made the primaries more costly and more caustic.

GOP primary results could shift dynamics of school choice debate

House Education’s anti-voucher wall may be coming down, while the Senate has lost its most powerful school choice proponent.

Close and unlikely election wins add to $116 million for schools

Voters approved 35 of 45 school funding measures. Here’s a closer look at some of the most compelling outcomes. 

Check out our primary election voter guide

We asked candidates about their most important education priorities and where they stand on controversial education issues dividing the Legislature.

Who’s spending in Tuesday’s election? A guide to some key players

A complicated — and competing — network of outside groups has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars into Tuesday’s legislative primaries. Let’s try to untangle the spider web.

Analysis: Another rift within the GOP comes into plain public view

Tuesday’s GOP primary represents yet another showdown between the Republicans’ mainstream and hardline factions. But the rift along the GOP’s right flank can’t be dismissed, either.

At-risk population exempted from high-stakes testing

There are approximately 18,000 Idaho students in K-12 who are categorized as English language learners. Those in grades K-3 who are new to the country, and just beginning to learn English, may qualify for the state testing exemption.