The GOP candidates differed in their picks for Idaho’s next governor, k-12 funding and sex ed.
Idaho Education News wins regional excellence awards
The Regional Edward R. Murrow Award contest honored Idaho Education news for overall excellence, innovation, social media and investigative reporting.
Nampa senior lands ‘unreal’ opportunity
Ben Mathot knew he wasn’t going to college without earning a full-ride scholarship.
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Expert analysis and the latest news from award-winning journalist Kevin Richert.
Idaho’s ‘adult completer’ scholarship: how it will work
Democratic candidates split on marijuana legalization
Boise State presidential finalists revealed
Recapping a feisty lieutenant governor’s debate
Eagle school needs your help to win $75,000
Statewide votes could help Idaho Fine Arts Academy students and teachers win extra funding for their visual arts program.
Analysis: Six takeaways from Monday’s gubernatorial debate
An in-depth look at what the candidates had to say about taxes, teacher pay, pre-K — and each other.
Young, VanOrden to square off at forum
Challenger Julianne Young hopes to unseat Rep. Julie VanOrden, who helped author a controversial sex education bill earlier this year.
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Advanced opportunities upward trajectory
School readiness is about more than the ABCs
Eagle kids catch Idaho Blue Book mistake
Seven Oaks Elementary students found a misstated fact and called for action from Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney to make a correction.
Idaho ramps up school safety measures amid threats
State and local leaders are beefing up school safety measures amid rising fears of school shootings and local threats.
Education news around Idaho
Idaho State University awards $14 million to incoming freshmen, SONIC Drive-In asks for help raising money for Boise teachers and West Ada kids will take part in a mock disaster drill.
Idaho EdNews to partner on statewide political debates
EdNews journalists will ask questions of the governor and state superintendent candidates during live, televised debates next week.
James Vandermaas, candidate for Congress
After spending a career in law enforcement, James Vandermaas opposes arming classroom teachers, and says “common-sense” regulations could make schools and communities safer.
State Board approves tuition and fee increases
Find out how much of an increase students can expect at University of Idaho, Boise State University and Idaho State University.
Rockland hires superintendent
Driggs Elementary School principal Greg Larson will fill the position on July 1, the district posted on its website Wednesday.
Lawmakers face a funding and accountability puzzle
A legislative committee wants to present a new school funding formula to the 2019 Legislature. One question: Can the state link its funding formula to school accountability?
Democratic candidates agree on most everything — except charters
Governor candidates A.J. Balukoff and Paulette Jordan discussed Idaho education for an hour on Monday and had more in common than not.
Inspire Idaho: The secret to success in Donnelly
This article is part of our year-long series called Inspire Idaho, which spotlights schools doing something differently for a better outcome for students.
Research group: Some Idaho teacher-prep programs underperform
One national expert says the quality of teacher-prep programs affects student performance.
Whatever became of the higher ed task force?
The 2018 Legislature did little with the recommendations from Gov. Butch Otter’s higher ed task force. The next move may belong to Idaho’s next governor.
Ybarra defends legislative record
The state superintendent pushed back against news media and advertising campaigns that rank Idaho’s education system as 48th in the nation.
No studying. No preparation. No problem.
A Boise High junior got every question correct on her college entrance exam.
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Expert analysis and the latest news from award-winning journalist Kevin Richert.
Idaho’s ‘adult completer’ scholarship: how it will work
The money will be available to full- and part-time students with a GPA of 2.7 or better, according to State Board of Education rules adopted last week.
Democratic candidates split on marijuana legalization
Former state Rep. Paulette Jordan says legalization could bring in tax revenues for schools; Boise school trustee A.J. Balukoff said he is “pretty much opposed” to legalization.
Boise State presidential finalists revealed
The five finalists — four from out of state, and a fifth from British Columbia — will meet with students, staff and faculty starting Monday.
Recapping a feisty lieutenant governor’s debate
The five Republican candidates traded some jabs on abortion and health care. And yes, they talked about education. Catch up here.
Voices
Educators, community members and students share their opinions about Idaho education.
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Advanced opportunities upward trajectory
The State Board is committed to removing barriers and finding ways to make sure all students have access and understand the benefits of earning dual credits.
School readiness is about more than the ABCs
Adopting the Smarty Ants program will not solve the early learning challenges in Idaho alone.