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Former Emmett educator loses Idaho teaching license for a year

Idaho’s Professional Standards Commission also revoked the licenses of multiple teachers accused of sexual contact with minors.

Little adds details to plan for reauthorizing agency rules

Rules are important because they carry the force of law and affect Idahoans in numerous ways.

West Jefferson superintendent to retire

The 34-year educator will step down as superintendent and begin taking state retirement benefits, but he won’t be leaving the education profession entirely.

Little symbolically takes government to his hometown

Emmett residents asked about early childhood education, population growth, infrastructure, healthcare and more during the new governor’s first “Capital for a Day” event.

Tromp named Boise State president

Marlene Tromp comes from the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she has served as provost and executive vice chancellor since 2017. Her hire completes a search 17 months in the making.

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More literacy funding leads to more kindergarten

Schools are expanding their offerings for young kids, which also means more than a dozen job openings for kindergarten teachers.

Education news from around the state

Fellowships here, scholarships there, awards everywhere.

Idaho’s new minimum teacher salary: Who benefits and how it shakes out.

More than 3,600 Idaho teachers make less than $40,000 a year. For them, a new state law guarantees a pay raise. But school administrators say the state still needs to do more to recruit and retain teachers.