Sami Edge

Teachers raise questions about due process in educator ethics proceedings

Two Idaho educators say they were not aware they were being disciplined by the Professional Standards Commission until after their licenses were suspended.

Spring reading scores down from pre-pandemic levels

Some 30,000 of Idaho’s youngest students are not able to read at their grade level, according to test results released by the state on Monday.

Education news from around Idaho

Teachers learn how to teach STEM in the classroom, Idaho groups plan a student mental health conference and a local teen competes to be America’s “Distinguished Young Woman” for 2021.

SDE settles whistleblower lawsuit for $150,000

Kelly Brady sued in 2020 alleging she was fired after complying with an HR investigation. Brady said the department, under state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s direction, was a hostile work environment.

Student surveys find emotional engagement lower than other areas

More than 20 percent of the 185,000 students who responded to the survey were emotionally “disengaged” from school.

Makenzie Schiemann, left, and W. Scott Lewis, speakers at the 2021 Behavioral Threat Assessment conference

Educators gather for a K-12 threat assessment conference

“If we help students before they pose a threat, we reduce the likelihood they will ever pose a threat,” said Makenzie Schiemann, president of the National Association for Behavioral Intervention (NABITA).

Higher ed presidents forgo raises after cutbacks at their institutions

“All of our leaders realize that when you’re the leader of an institution, and you’ve asked your team to make sacrifices, it’s probably not the right time to adjust compensation,” State Board President Kurt Liebich said.

Pandemic, politics pile up for an unprecedented year of teacher stress

“I feel completely stressed because I feel like I let down my students,” one educator said.

SDE releases federal spending plan for public comment

Idaho will receive almost $440 million in COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan. The state, and local districts, have to ask for public input on how to spend the funds.