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Record number of Idaho schools are offering full-day kindergarten, and more are pushing to expand preschool access

Nearly 90% of the state’s traditional school districts are offering full-day kindergarten this school year.

Administrators rate 98.4% of teachers ‘proficient’ or better

The annual evaluations have been controversial since they were tied to teacher raises.

Hasler wins only contested Boise race, four unopposed incumbents retain trustee seats

Also on Tuesday, four incumbents ran unopposed and will remain as trustees.

Republicans debate merits of Idaho’s election reform initiative at City Club forum

Moderating, or confusing? Current, former Idaho Republican Party officials paint contrasting pictures for open primaries ballot initiative.

Bright spots: Lists of 2024 ISAT top performers statewide

Take a look at some of the high-achieving districts and schools statewide.

Critchfield seeks weighted student formula, new special education fund

The superintendent’s budget proposal would increase general fund spending on public schools by 2.6%.

Opening arguments in Big City vs. Boise State case: ‘Sacrificed’? Or seeking special treatment?

This story originally was published at BoiseDev.com. Four years after the tensions of 2020 began and the fallout from Big City Coffee leaving its short-lived Boise State University location, attorneys are finally facing off in the courtroom. On Thursday, lawyers stood before the jury on the second day of the trial between Big City Coffee and…

Critchfield: Thanks to in-person learning during the pandemic, today’s students are less likely to be chronically absent

“It’s because of that that we are seeing the least impacts (four years later),” Critchfield said. 

Idaho’s low chronic absenteeism rates may not be accurate

Some school districts have been submitting questionable data that’s gone unverified.