Editor’s note: This story is part of an EdNews series on influential education leaders and figures across Idaho. Halli Stone watched the student protests and anti-war sentiment o…
BOISE (IdahoEdNews.org) — Voting unanimously — but reluctantly — the State Board of Education took a big step to continue Idaho’s tuition freeze. During a virtual meeti…
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Thirty-four House Republicans killed the $1.1 billion public school budget for Idaho teacher salaries Tuesday, raising even more uncertainty about…
Idaho’s recent ban on allowing transgender student athletes to compete in sports could impact its ability to host future NCAA events. The NCAA’s board of governors announced Mo…
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on April 12, 2021 BOISE – “What happened to me?” Calvin Loffer scrawled on the whiteboard he held in his hospital bed. Carolyn Cort p…
Editor’s Note: This story begins a weeklong series about youth access to mental health services in Idaho schools, funded by a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network. Over th…
AMMON — While many science teachers feel like they have to put in a lot of work to get their students to participate, Hillcrest High School junior Lindsey Holtom’s inst…
IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls School District 91 announced Friday that James Shank has accepted the job as its new superintendent. The Board of Trustees met Friday afternoon to d…
BOISE — Lisa Shenton has spent years watching school board elections play out in the Clark County School District 161. If you can call them that. Often, no one runs, so trust…
IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees has extended a hiring offer to James Shank to become the next school superintendent. Shank was the runner-u…
REXBURG — To those who know Madison School District 321 Superintendent Dr. Geoffrey Thomas, it’s clear that the pursuit of education, both to himself and others, is ver…
BOISE (IdahoEdNews.org) — An “opt-in” bill for courses in human sexuality is dead for the session. On a 5-4 vote, the Senate Education Committee rejected House Bill 249, …
