Idaho administrators are required to evaluate all teachers every year. These evaluations matter because they are tied to tax dollars — teachers must earn a proficient or distinguished rating to be eligible for raises. And the more teachers who score high marks, the more money the state gives a district for salaries. Historically, nearly all…
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Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Spelling it out: Bonds and Levies
If you’re an Idaho voter, chances are that you’ve seen bonds and levies on the ballot at some point – or will in the future. And if so, that means the local school district is asking taxpayers like you to supplement its state and federal dollars with property taxes. Ultimately, it’s up to local patrons…
Despite retirement, Bauscher’s influence in education lives on
Rich Bauscher, who was once the youngest superintendent in Idaho, still refuses to call it quits on the eve of his 70th birthday.
‘Normal teenage moodiness’ or suicide warning sign? Idaho parents share son’s story
Chris and Roberta Garvin noticed changes in Nick, but he kept his pain hidden.
80-year-old war veteran takes on the Idaho Freedom Foundation
It’s a battle Jim Jones believes is critical to preserving education and democracy in Idaho.
Students, advocates call for more student training on sexual misconduct and Title IX
Training would give young people more control over recognizing, and responding to, sexual violence in their own lives.
Rural Education Association pilots consortiums for districts to help one another with Title IX
Educators in the Magic Valley and lower panhandle are navigating the complicated rules together.
‘You just want to feel safe:’ Transgender youth fights for bathroom access in Jerome
Federal guidelines for interpreting how Title IX applies to transgender youth have changed repeatedly in the past few years.
Idaho schools scramble to catch up with sexual harassment requirements
Title IX has long applied to the way schools should respond to allegations of sexual harassment and assault as a form of discrimination. But K-12 schools have been slow to catch on.
Technology, tutors and T-shirts: How Idaho schools will spend a $440 million federal windfall
EdNews read and analyzed all school district and charter spending plans it could find on websites, where plans are required to be posted, and found the plans vary widely.