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The state may expand ethics training to all who work with children

Research indicates that educators make between 1,500-3,000 non-trivial decisions in a day.

In depth: The U of I comes to the close of a tragic, turbulent school year

On Nov. 13, the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students became a semester’s narrative, a community’s tragedy and a university’s crisis. Six months later, the healing continues.

National history scores continue to fall, while civics scores drop for first time

Eighth graders scored lower on U.S. history and civics exams last spring than they did four years earlier, according to national data released Wednesday.

At $734 million, another big school election day looms on May 16

Voters are weeks away from deciding on 18 school spending measures in 16 districts across Idaho.

Eastern Idaho district stands behind superintendent hire, despite theft pleas

Hired as West Side School District superintendent in April, Tyler Telford pleaded guilty last year to two misdemeanor charges. He denies wrongdoing, and says the criminal case stemmed from an unsuccessful civil lawsuit.

New coalition seeks to end Idaho’s closed primary elections

Organizers with Reclaim Idaho have teamed up with several other organizations to file a ballot initiative for the 2024 general election that is designed to replace Idaho’s closed primary elections with open primaries that any Idaho voter could participate in, regardless of political affiliation. The initiative would also change Idaho general elections by creating a new…