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The state may expand ethics training to all who work with children
Research indicates that educators make between 1,500-3,000 non-trivial decisions in a day.
In depth: The U of I comes to the close of a tragic, turbulent school year
On Nov. 13, the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students became a semester’s narrative, a community’s tragedy and a university’s crisis. Six months later, the healing continues.
National history scores continue to fall, while civics scores drop for first time
Eighth graders scored lower on U.S. history and civics exams last spring than they did four years earlier, according to national data released Wednesday.
At $734 million, another big school election day looms on May 16
Voters are weeks away from deciding on 18 school spending measures in 16 districts across Idaho.
Eastern Idaho district stands behind superintendent hire, despite theft pleas
Hired as West Side School District superintendent in April, Tyler Telford pleaded guilty last year to two misdemeanor charges. He denies wrongdoing, and says the criminal case stemmed from an unsuccessful civil lawsuit.
New coalition seeks to end Idaho’s closed primary elections
Organizers with Reclaim Idaho have teamed up with several other organizations to file a ballot initiative for the 2024 general election that is designed to replace Idaho’s closed primary elections with open primaries that any Idaho voter could participate in, regardless of political affiliation. The initiative would also change Idaho general elections by creating a new…
A new path to college credits: North Star Charter to drop IB program
Only 10 of 30 senior students enrolled in North Star’s IB program this year.
West Ada’s proposed levy would benefit all 58 schools
The $500 million ask — the largest in state history — also would construct two elementary schools and a training center.
EdNews captures 13 statewide awards
EdNews staffers received four first-place honors in the annual statewide competition.
Elevate Academy finds the ‘disenfranchised’ and transforms them
The alternative school method is upending tradition. And because not every young person fits the mold, they don’t use one.