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Reading scores: 25,000 elementary students below grade level

The latest scores come as the state launches a $9.1 million initiative to help struggling readers.

Teenage cancer survivor makes his wish come true

Firth senior Jared Andersen devoted his senior project to remodeling his school’s weight room because it was a place that helped cure him of cancer.

State places three charter schools on financial notice

The state’s charter school commission worries the three schools run the risk of a midyear financial collapse. The schools received $4.1 million in state funding in 2015-16.

Legislative leaders approve school funding group’s roster

Eight Republicans and two Democrats appoints to interim committee tasked with recommending changes to Idaho’s school funding formula.

Allure of out-of-state jobs hampering 60 percent graduation goal

State Board of Education data shows that roughly one-fourth of Idaho college grads with advanced STEM degrees found work in neighboring Washington.

West Ada dips into savings to balance budget

Back at full strength following a voter recall, the state’s largest school district wasted little time in looking toward the future.

East Idaho school districts combat child hunger

More than 83,000 children statewide experience “food insecurity,” according to one source.

Idaho’s latest SAT scores a mixed bag

More than 60 percent of Idaho students met a new “college-readiness” threshold in reading and writing. In math, barely a third of students made the grade.