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Critchfield: Thanks to in-person learning during the pandemic, today’s students are less likely to be chronically absent
“It’s because of that that we are seeing the least impacts (four years later),” Critchfield said.
Idaho’s low chronic absenteeism rates may not be accurate
Some school districts have been submitting questionable data that’s gone unverified.
ISAT scores increase slightly, exceed new — lower — goals
Students made modest gains as the ISAT exam returned to a shorter format.
More districts are moving to four-day weeks — that doesn’t always mean fewer class hours
Here’s a statewide look at how many hours students will spend in class this year.
Districts receive more than $18.5 million in grants for career-technical programs
“This is the game-changer for our kids,” one superintendent said.
Museum to-go kits bring Idaho’s ice-age fossils and dino bones to classrooms
“We want our Idaho students to understand natural history at the highest level possible,” the museum’s education curator said.
ISAT scores can now be used for Idaho college admission
State officials say the change will open doors to postsecondary education for more high school graduates.
Federal report: Dozens of Native American children died at two Idaho boarding schools, hundreds died nationwide
Investigators outlined steps for nationwide healing — but an Idaho Indigenous leader is skeptical.
Amid statewide school closures, Blackfoot opens a new elementary
The new school is designed to improve student safety and prevent behavioral issues.
Lee Pesky Learning Center names new executive director
Maureen O’Toole, a longtime Idaho education leader, will take the helm.