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All-day kindergarten program in works

The $9.8 million plan is designed to help boost reading skills — but it’s likely to run into political interference.

Nampa to open new charter school in August

Nampa School District trustees approved a partnership with Gem Innovation Schools to open a blended-learning modeled school.

Idaho teachers win STEM awards at Idaho Technology Council event

Award recipients earned $2,000 for themselves and another $2,000 for their schools at the Idaho Technology Council’s “Idaho’s Hall of Fame and Innovation Awards” ceremony Wednesday.

Idaho City to build outdoor education center

The Basin School District purchased 87 acres of federal lands and plans to create an outdoor educational and recreational resource for students and community members but also for everyone in Idaho to use.

Hundreds attend college go-on conference in Boise

Teachers, counselors and higher education professionals from Idaho and across the West gather to share strategies for improving education and go-on rates.

Clark Fork kids leave the classroom to learn

Students experience the outdoors, arts and technology in hands-on learning adventures revolving around real-world challenges.

Castleford seeks alternative for publishing legal notices

School leaders want to allow district officials to have the option of posting legal notices on their school website — but most Idaho school districts don’t comply with existing transparency laws anyway.

For tax ‘working group,’ the work moves slowly

Clear differences on taxes and governing philosophy mark the 12-member panel, which next meets on Nov. 3.

Youth court helps kids succeed in school

Canyon Springs, Caldwell’s alternative high school, uses peer review to encourage appropriate school behavior. School leaders say the process is working.