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Schools prepare to add financial literacy courses to the upcoming school year
Educators with social studies or economics endorsements are qualified to teach it.
Idaho’s teacher retention rate drops, but 9 of 10 still stay in the profession
The hundreds of openings are a statewide concern. INSIDE: Find out the rates over time in your district or charter.
Trustees agree to gather voter opinions using in-house resources
They want to find out why a recent bond proposal was rejected.
Some Kuna developers volunteer to help pay for schools, others don’t
A consulting firm projects annual growth of 515 homes in the school district. And after voters rejected a March bond proposal, school official are seeking other ways to build more schools.
Boise trustee to resign in June
Plus, an update on a new dress code proposal.
Kids build confidence and life skills through Skyhawks Sports
The program’s focus isn’t to train the next soccer superstar — instead, it focuses on getting kids active and building better people through sports.
The state may expand ethics training to all who work with children
Research indicates that educators make between 1,500-3,000 non-trivial decisions in a day.
A new path to college credits: North Star Charter to drop IB program
Only 10 of 30 senior students enrolled in North Star’s IB program this year.
West Ada’s proposed levy would benefit all 58 schools
The $500 million ask — the largest in state history — also would construct two elementary schools and a training center.
Elevate Academy finds the ‘disenfranchised’ and transforms them
The alternative school method is upending tradition. And because not every young person fits the mold, they don’t use one.