Online learning leads to app development »
Weiser High student takes a class via the Idaho Education Network that helps his wrestling team and would not be available in most rural districts.
A parent reflects on the value of college »
Parents must take the lead in creating a culture where higher education is valued – and expected.
Standards can benefit students, teachers »
The Idaho Education Association supports the implementation of the Idaho Core Standards (commonly known as Common Core) as long as a proper support system is in place.
Business group will no longer be ‘missing voice’ »
Behind new leadership, the 85 members of Idaho Business for Education are poised to be an active participant in the debate about improving education in Idaho.
Tuesday elections tally: $130.2 million »
In the crowded Vallivue School District and elsewhere, voters generally said yes to bond issues and school levies.
Retiree hopes to raffle away Nampa’s deficit »
A nonprofit group hopes to raise $4.3 million to help ease the Nampa School District’s fiscal crunch. The plan: raffle off 40 homes in Nampa — at $100 per ticket, and 2,500 tickets per home.
Freshman academy gets kids back on track »
16 Caldwell teens who were at risk of failing in school, graduated this week — a year earlier than their middle school classmates who took the traditional route — because of their year at the academy.
Per-pupil spending: a family factor? »
Idaho consistently ranks near the bottom nationally in per-pupil spending. Are the state’s family demographics a factor?
Nonini campaigns in School Board races »
It is a little like deja vu all over again. State Sen. Bob Nonini, no stranger to weighing in during election season, signed a campaign letter last week endorsing two Post Falls School Board candidates.
