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Ybarra at work on next year’s school budget

Ybarra’s initial budget request for 2016-17 is due to Otter on or about Sept. 1.

Kids rock out at Boise Rock School

The Boise Rock School is offering a free summer camp for refugees and at-risk kids in August.

Ybarra confident in federal No Child Left Behind rewrite

Ybarra says elements of the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan bill could empower local schools and remove some of the compliance and punishment mandates of No Child Left Behind.

Middleton trustee serves his life-long hometown

Piet Laan was raised in Middleton and he raised his children there. He enjoys serving on the board because he most likes to see what students accomplish after high school.

Google camp promotes DIY projects

Kacie Hill, a second grader at Compass Public Charter School, has been digging into DIY projects at the Meridian Library this month. Librarians are hosting a free Google Maker Camp every Wednesday through August. The camp is a program designed to get kids making more with their hands, allowing them to play around with stuff,…

Kids take reading and writing to the next level

Week-long summer workshops at The Cabin in Boise are getting kids to express creativity, experimentation and imagination.

Boise teacher turns into summer artist

A Riverstone International School history teacher turned a hobby into a summer job.

Students gear up for national robotics competition

Idaho middle school students are participating in Zero Robotics, a project-based summer STEM camp.

Upward Bound students experience college life

Nearly 135 low-income high school teens are participating in Boise State University’s TRIO Upward Bound program.

Do you remember driver’s education?

An increase of students are enrolling in the Boise School Districts driver’s education program.