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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Idaho districts make strides in superintendent searches
School boards are in various stages of the hiring process. Idaho Falls narrowed its list of finalists on Thursday.
Education news from around Idaho
The State Department of Education is looking for a new communications director, and registration is open for the SDE’s prevention conference geared toward keeping Idaho schools and students safe.
Emmett marks 100 days of in-person school
Keeping sanitation at the forefront was crucial to keeping Emmett schools open this year.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 2.15.21: A flat week of case numbers
Case numbers fluctuated only slightly on Idaho’s largest campuses, including Brigham Young University-Idaho, which remains the state’s campus coronavirus hotspot.
Some schools struggled to graduate seniors during pandemic-forced closures
While Idaho’s overall graduation rate jumped by the highest margin in five years, some seniors went missing or dropped out.
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage to hold virtual mental health summit for teens
Also the State Department of Education is looking for summer partners to help provide free food for kids.
Pocatello-Chubbuck employee charged with sexual abuse of a minor
Eric Popely, a now-former employee at Highland High School, is suspected of inappropriately touching a student.
Families file federal civil rights complaint against Wilder district
Parents of former students, a former teacher, and one current student, say the district doesn’t provide sufficient services for English Language Learners or students with disabilities.
Several new online learning programs will live on after the pandemic
School leaders say shutdowns exposed a need they were unaware of — “It has been a whole new world for us.”