Katie McGuire

Katie McGuire is a freelance reporter for EdNews. She lives in Meridian with her husband and their three children. She has a bachelor's degree in secondary education social science teaching from Brigham Young University and a master's in history from Kent State University.

A political challenge: defining the purpose of history education

What to include and exclude in these courses often becomes a source of contention.

Your fifth-grader’s cursive may soon outdo yours

State law mandates its instruction and proficiency benchmarks.

High school sophomore customizes his online education

Mateo Wallace found that he could piece together components from multiple sources.

Online learning: One family’s experience with the Idaho Home Learning Academy

The school’s enrollment has dramatically increased from 203 students in 2017 to a projected 7,876 this fall. Its results and operations have come under scrutiny. But for some families, it works.

From passion project to one-stop resource: The story of ‘Boise with Kids’

A Boise mom wants to share what she has learned so she created a website that features family activities.

School Choice: An ongoing journey for one Idaho family

This begins a series of stories featuring families who choose different ways to educate their children, from charter to traditional to home and private schools.

4-H offers Idaho students credits for out-of-school learning

Program coordinators say their biggest challenge has been communicating the opportunity to existing 4-H families, other students, and school districts.