Day: August 4, 2015
Nampa educators work to improve student achievement
Teachers and administrators met this week to develop a new curriculum based on “professional learning communities” or PLCs.
State testing chief moves to STEM post
Sherri Ybarra aide Angela Hemingway was named to head Gov. Butch Otter’s STEM action center.
Famed Idaho inventor Forrest Bird dies
A Sandpoint charter school changed its moniker to the Forrest M. Bird Charter School as an effort to make sure Bird was not forgotten in Idaho history.
Former lawmaker, U of I executive vied for State Board post
West Ada district Superintendent Linda Clark got the State Board of Education appointment last week — but it’s unclear how many people actually applied.
Girls STEM camp attracts future engineers and vets
The Boise School District’s Girls Powered STEM Camp filled up so quickly that district officials are considering doubling the number of camps next summer.