Inspire Idaho

Our year-long series Inspire Idaho features districts and schools doing something differently for a better outcome for kids.

Lisa Lande

Inspire Idaho: Charter school builds student-teacher relationships

NORTH STAR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL   BUILDS STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS THIS ARTICLE IS PART OF OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES CALLED INSPIRE IDAHO, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS SCHOOLS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY FOR A BETTER OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS. Andrew Reed | March 12, 2018 EAGLE – Shirley Rau stands at the door way – every day – to greet students as they enter […]

Inspire Idaho: The secret to success in Donnelly

The secret to success in Donnelly THIS ARTICLE IS PART OF OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES CALLED INSPIRE IDAHO, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS SCHOOLS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY FOR A BETTER OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS. Andrew Reed | April 16, 2018DONNELLY – They eat lunch together every day. The 10 teachers at Donnelly Elementary surround the rectangular wooden table in the teachers’ lounge […]

Inspire Idaho: Salmon makes learning more personal

Salmon makes learning more personal THIS ARTICLE IS PART OF OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES CALLED INSPIRE IDAHO, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS SCHOOLS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY FOR A BETTER OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS. Andrew Reed | May 21, 2018 SALMON – When the bell rings, Tracy Burgess’s Algebra 1 students at Salmon High grab their notebooks off the shelf and dive […]

Inspire Idaho: Boise’s highly effective board habits

Boise’s highly effective board habits THIS ARTICLE IS PART OF OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES CALLED INSPIRE IDAHO, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS SCHOOLS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY FOR A BETTER OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS. Andrew Reed | July 23, 2018 BOISE – The Boise School District’s Board of Trustees was forced to cut the budget in 2004 and that included cutting […]

Inspire Idaho: New electives help science scores skyrocket in Bear Lake

New Electives help science scores skyrocket in bear lake THIS ARTICLE IS PART OF OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES CALLED INSPIRE IDAHO, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS SCHOOLS DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY FOR A BETTER OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS. Andrew Reed | Sept. 12, 2018 MONTPELIER – In a remote and rural Idaho town, middle schoolers are building robots, creating music and conducting […]