The night was a chance to model how a school, a community partner and families could come together to foster student growth.
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‘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.
EdNews video goes viral after YouTube glitch
Haven’t seen it yet? Don’t miss what millions worldwide are watching.
Chess helps low-income students understand STEM skills
A 28-year old Boise entrepreneur helps students learn science, technology, engineering and math.
Meridian teens develop skills outside the classroom
West Ada seniors participate in a career fair in hopes to land an externship working in a pharmacy.
After-school program focuses on next-generation leaders
Everyday Leadership is hosted at six Boise schools and targets low-income students.
Students learn to program and computer code
Monday kicks off Computer Science Education Week.
Rhodes Scholar is motivated by ‘deep questions in the world’
Elena Gallina, a Boise State University graduate, is a 2019 recipient of the oldest and most prestigious international academic award available to Americans.
‘We need to look systemically:’ bridging Native American student achievement gaps
Native American students lag behind their classmates on many education metrics — but there are glimmers of hope.
Idaho seeks to change minds — and mindsets — about the value of education
Idaho’s “60 percent goal” defines a target, while trivializing the challenge. In trying to convince high school graduates to stay in school, Idaho is seeking to create new family histories and establish new community beliefs.
‘It can’t just be education. It can’t just be industry.’ A partnership template
Mini-Cassia students can work under a unique apprenticeship program that promises high school credits, summer work — and a permanent job after graduation. Partners say the formula could work for other communities and industries.
Career-technical education emerges as a pathway to the workplace, or college
In rural communities, career-technical education is often seen as a complement, or a counterweight, to the push to college. But schools often struggle to find qualified CTE teachers, or provide a full slate of course offerings.
‘We were so overwhelmed:’ the confusing, daunting prospect of paying for college
In Idaho, it is impossible to confront the issues of college enrollment, and college completion, without staring straight into the eye of college affordability.
Will the state’s big investment bridge Idaho’s demographic gaps?
Since 2013-14, Idaho has spent at least $133.4 million on programs designed to help convince high school graduates to continue their education.
Weiser students look at going on — and probably moving out
Idaho’s geography — and miles of hilly, serpentine two-lane highway — separates Weiser from a college campus. A social divide also stands in the way — harder to see, and possibly harder to cross.
Hitting the ’60 percent goal’ won’t just take work. It requires a transformation.
Idaho’s most ambitious and most talked-about educational goal runs headway into hard realities. Rooted in economics. Rooted in geography. And rooted in culture.
Teacher surprised with $50,000
A heavy equipment diesel technology teacher in Boise was brought to tears on Thursday.