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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.
Superintendent shuffles: Hiring news from Coeur d’Alene to Idaho Falls
Idaho will have 23 new superintendents this fall, most of them started this week. Get the details inside.
Marsh Valley to part ways with principal on indoctrination task force
A separation agreement releases Marsh Valley Middle School principal Isaac Moffett from his contract with the district a year early.
Spring reading scores down from pre-pandemic levels
Some 30,000 of Idaho’s youngest students are not able to read at their grade level, according to test results released by the state on Monday.
Principal ready to ‘give the keys to the kids’ in new West Ada school
Owyhee High opens in August and the students will have the opportunity to start new traditions.
Indoctrination task force took aim at alleged indoctrination in K-12 schools
The task force reignited quarrels with major education policy players in a meeting marked by a rocky start, a tense middle and a slow end.
Analysis: The college entrance exam is falling out of favor
Idaho’s colleges and universities are no longer required to look at entrance exam scores. Does it make sense to require all high school students take these exams, at a taxpayer expense of $1 million a year?
Students came from the across the globe — and stayed in Caldwell
International student enrollment fell precipitously during the pandemic. But the College of Idaho grew its international student community, by supporting students who had to stay in school and couldn’t go home.