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Surveys: Student engagement remains below pre-pandemic levels

Just 45.5% of students in grades 3 though 12 reported being engaged at school. The average is down slightly from last year’s 45.7%.

Idaho’s teachers are tired, but they’re sticking it out

More than 500 Idaho educators completed our 23-question survey, sharing their thoughts on the state of their profession.

Educators open up about classroom realities

Many wish that parents, politicians, and community members would listen to their pleas and ideas before making decisions or forming hasty conclusions about Idaho’s education system.

It’s not the teacher pipeline that’s the problem – it’s the classroom reality

Simply put, enough people enter the profession but not enough stay. Idaho’s colleges are pivoting to solve the problem.

Months into the school year, schools still struggling to fill staff

And most of the administrators EdNews surveyed rated their teacher turnover this school year as “more than average.”

Analysis: A stealth election will shape CWI’s future

A 2020 trustees’ election threw North Idaho College into turmoil. Could the same thing happen at the College of Western Idaho?

Idaho’s CTE programs slated to get millions in grants

And, inside: the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District intends to purchase a $12.6 million building — with no need for a bond.

Three struggling charters tout improvements before oversight commission

School representatives walked the Idaho Public Charter School Commission through their efforts to better their academic and operational outcomes months ahead of renewal decisions.