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Idaho schools reduce staff amid rising costs, enrollment declines
Local budgets are tightening, even though K-12 was mostly spared from state cuts this year.
West Ada unveils nearly finished Independence Elementary
The Star school will open in August. INSIDE: Photo gallery and video.
Zoo Boise opens new $5.6 million education building
Summer classes are still available. INSIDE: Registration information.
‘Your circumstances do not define your ceiling:’ LC State prison program grows
This year, 228 prison inmates enrolled in Lewis-Clark State College courses — up from 40 just three years ago. Federal support has helped fuel the program.
The mainstream picked up ground Tuesday. But not a lot of it.
The primary election was neither a definitive win nor a statewide sweep for the Idaho GOP’s mainstream. True to form, legislative results landed all over the map, one region to the next.
Rich Bauscher honors late wife by creating scholarship
The former superintendent and his three children created the LiNae Bauscher Foundation to help prospective Idaho college students.
Sandpoint teacher creates ‘moments of great questioning’ in English class
Middle school, eighth grade in particular, can be a tough time in many teens’ lives, but for Danielle Packard it’s the perfect age to teach.
Meet candidates in key matches
Over the past two months, EdNews has profiled the most significant races for education policy. Here’s the full list.
Idahoans honor late U.S. interior secretary and former governor
Dirk Kempthorne’s public funeral service is Saturday at Boise’s Cathedral of the Rockies.
Analysis: An email gaffe sparks a special ed brushfire — and reignites the GOP’s great divide
The Republican Party split will be on full display in next week’s legislative primaries.