Day: December 2, 2014
Reservation revives native language
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are pleased to announce the addition of reporter Nate Sunderland. He lives in Rexburg and will write about eastern Idaho public education news and features. This is his second installment of a two-part series examining foreign language immersion programs in eastern Idaho. The first installment was from Rigby, where kids are learning…
High school rankings: Boise High tops list
Niche.com, a Pittsburgh-based website, ranked 14,431 U.S. high schools based on statistics and student and parent surveys.
New lawmaker embarks on second career
Ryan Kerby is retiring as New Plymouth’s 21-year superintendent to represent rural Idaho in the Legislature.
Rigby immerses young children in foreign languages
Idaho curriculum is taught in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish in Rigby. Research indicates children who learn foreign languages often exceed their peers on assessments in their later grades.
Gun report prompts school lockdowns in Middleton
Eighteen Canyon County sheriff’s deputies responded to the incident, which involved a toy gun.