What was a financial gamble in 1969, the Canyon-Owyhee School Service Agency has provided 50 years of special education, CTE and alternative education for students in Homedale, Marsing, Notus, Parma and Wilder.
Features
Seeking solutions for Idaho education
Journalists search for the truth and expose the problems. In a series we’ll publish next week, we are supporting those investigations with in-depth reports on what’s going right.
‘Poverty is our biggest challenge in education’
Decades of research highlight the long-running correlation between high poverty rates and low student performance — a “crisis” that’s become the “norm” in schools across the nation.
Washington teachers enforce high standards
Evergreen Elementary was considered the “armpit” of the district, teachers say, until they stopped making excuses.
Murtaugh defies the odds with early learning and math improvements
Educators at this rural, high-poverty school attribute gains in student achievement to an increased focus on math instruction and long-running pre-K and all-day kindergarten programs.
Montana elementary teachers team up to battle poverty’s impacts
Peterson Elementary School has boosted achievement among students in poverty through a collaborative model that emphasizes literacy and high expectations.
Las Vegas school connects disadvantaged kids to careers
East Career and Technical Academy is helping students in poverty perform beyond state averages in areas where they typically fall behind. The trick of the trade: An emphasis on career-technical classes.
‘If I didn’t have an education, I didn’t have much’
How one teenager overcame the obstacles of living in poverty.
How will Idaho reduce the achievement gap?
Children who live in poverty perform below their peers academically. Lawmakers and education leaders are considering investments aimed at reversing the trend.
TVLA students battle in master-chef-style competition
The goal was for students to create an easy-to-make, healthy recipe using ingredients that are commonly found in food pantries.
One Stone’s first graduating class makes its way to college
Seniors from the break-the-mold, tuition-free independent high school received admissions offers from 45 different public and private colleges and universities from coast to coast.
Coeur d’Alene students bond with their neighbors
Borah Elementary kids build relationships with community members through a variety of activities.
Students clash in annual quiz bowl
Hundreds of East Idaho students competed in the science-focused event covering a range of academic subjects.
Coeur d’Alene invests in mental health and wellness initiatives
Prevention and intervention programs were initiated to combat drug abuse, stress, poverty, homelessness and depression.
Centennial Elementary integrates arts into the classroom
Principal Paul Harman hopes it will translate into better learning outcomes for his students.
Garfield, Discovery Center partner to promote STEM
The night was a chance to model how a school, a community partner and families could come together to foster student growth.
‘Irreplaceable’ teacher retires after 40 years
Steve Wilder helped grow the West Ada School District’s agricultural program from three to 13 teachers.
Retired educators teach children to find balance in their lives
They remind “screen-agers” to put down technology and seek healthy living habits and relationships.
It’s no wonder they want to serve on an education committee
Three lawmakers have enough kids to populate a school district or even a small Idaho town.
Flexible seating promotes health and learning
Stand-up desks keep kids from slumping and zoning out, says Meridian teacher.