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Homeschoolers discuss how to navigate an unconventional learning experience
Convention speaker Jenny Nelson talked about finding dinosaur bones and watching buffalo herds. “You can’t duplicate this inside your house with a textbook.”
‘Alarming’ test scores and inaccurate histories: Tribal leaders call for action in Idaho classrooms
Critchfield says State Department can ‘do better’ when it comes to Native American education.
Grant applications are now live. Here’s what you need to know
The funds will be distributed as early as July.
Education report says improving communication is top Hispanic concern
The fastest-growing demographic in Idaho is Hispanic students: They made up 18% of K-12 enrollment in 2019-20, or about 56,000 students.
A Q&A with Boise State University’s student body president and vice president
Cheyon Sheen and Jason Holman share their vision and goals for the upcoming school year.
Chronic absenteeism is on the rise among Idaho students
More than 60,000 students habitually missed class last school year.
Program exposes career opportunities to at-risk teens
Given the academic disinterest and an uncertain future facing the alternative school demographic, “It’s a new way of delivering education,” said the coordinator.
First parent advisory council meeting sheds light on state microgrant program
Panelists will spend the next four months seeking feedback from parents around the state.
President Green: U of Phoenix purchase is vital to U of I’s long-term viability
If the U of I doesn’t expand, it will be left to compete in a shrinking market, for a limited number of college-bound 18- to 22-year-olds. “Frankly, in my opinion, not all institutions in this country will survive,” Green said in an Idaho Education News podcast interview.
Teacher raises will likely be smaller than advertised — here’s why
Salaries are decided at the local level and several factors are at play. ALSO INSIDE: Details on what’s happening in West Ada, Coeur d’Alene and Pocatello.