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Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
‘We’re in it together’: Teacher and son both battle cancer
The Kimpels have undergone countless tests, treatments, surgeries and periods of remission and recurrence over the years.
Los padres latinos en Idaho están más preocupados sobre el regreso a la escuela
Los padres latinos están preocupados por enviar a sus hijos a la escuela en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus y tienen menos probabilidades que los blancos de inscribir a los estudiantes en clases presenciales.
Latinos are more wary of sending kids to school, but they may have more to lose if they don’t
With disparities in access to distance learning, experts worry Latino students could fall behind.
‘A lot to learn’: 27-year teacher goes digital during coronavirus
For the first time in her career, Kristin Barrus won’t greet students at her classroom door but through a computer screen from home.
Teacher inspires students to become educators
Teachers across the Bear Lake School District shared how Tammy Stephens has influenced dozens of her students to enter the education field — and how she still inspires them to improve their craft.
Los niños salen al campo después del cierre de la escuela
Los adolescentes están trabajando en labores agrícolas durante el día y se desatrasan con los deberes escolares por las noches.
Children take to the fields following school closures
Teens are working agricultural jobs by day and catching up on homework in the evenings
‘No longer my life’: A pandemic through sixth-grade eyes
Madison Middle School teacher Sarah Jones asked her sixth graders to document their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what they’re saying.
Idaho exigió que 11 escuelas mejorarían los puntajes de los estudiantes latinos
EdNews y el Idaho Statesman revisaron todos los 11 planes de mejora escolar y descubrieron que la mayoría no aborda totalmente un conjunto de estándares federales.