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Coeur d’Alene nonprofit offers free professional development through national partnership

The online series teaches how to use primary sources to develop and implement activity plans about social justice and civil rights issues.

Idaho State will go carbon neutral, Satterlee announces in fall address

The university president also made a commitment to fostering civil public discourse and touted ISU’s recent accomplishments.

Idaho colleges don’t have much freedom to move in a post-Roe climate

Public schools provide basic sexual health services, but resources stop with emergency contraception.

Hundreds volunteer for West Ada’s community cleanup day

West Ada is Idaho’s largest school district with 58 schools and at least 40,000 students, but as of now it employs only eight groundskeepers districtwide.

Analysis: Boise’s sleepy trustee elections could be a relic of the past

With 13 candidates running for five seats, this year’s Boise School Board elections are definitely more crowded. Will they prove to be more contentious and costly? And ultimately, will voters show up?

New CDC guidance: No quarantines, less testing

Some states and districts have taken a similar approach for months. Still, some school leaders will likely breathe a sigh of relief at the change, as prior quarantine guidelines led to confusion and huge numbers of student and staff absences.

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Boise trustee candidates take questions from EdNews’ Kevin Richert in recorded forums

Read the highlights from the conversations. OR INSIDE: Links to watch the full videos.

Facing a shortage of mental health professionals, school districts get creative to meet student needs

School leaders are renewing their focus on relationship-building and preventative practices and turning to their communities for support. 

Kuna considering a record $300 million bond issue

If approved by the school board, it would be the largest proposed general obligation bond in Idaho history.