Election Results
Most levies were approved by local voters, with $259 million at stake
The money will fund everything from salaries to buses and classroom supplies.
Election Night live blog (FINAL)
Updated at 6:28 a.m. with results and analysis. Hint: It was a big night for the GOP.
Higher education
Micron makes ‘significant gift’ to College of Western Idaho
School board business
Jerome adopts four-day week, two years after teacher walkout
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Opinion
Episode 104: A pre-session preview for 2026
Shakeups at the Statehouse.
A shortage of money.
And an election year.
It’s shaping up to be a turbulent 2026 legislative session. Which means it could be a long session as well.
To set the stage for the Jan. 12 kickoff of the session — and beyond — Kevin Richert and Ryan Suppe sit down with Idaho School Boards Association deputy director Quinn Perry and Idaho Education Association assistant executive director Matt Compton.
Favorite Teachers series
Who’s your favorite teacher? Nearly everyone has an answer to that question, because every year, and in every generation, teachers make a lifelong impact.
Somewhere in Idaho, even as you read this, an English teacher is helping a student feel valued when no one else can. A science teacher is stoking the curiosity of a future biologist. A choir teacher is encouraging a student to use their voice proudly, even when silence seems safer.
Our new, ongoing series will feature Idaho’s favorite teachers.
If you went to school in Idaho and have a teacher you’d like us to recognize, whether still in the classroom or retired, contact editor Jennifer Swindell, jswindell@IdahoEdNews.org. We’re looking forward to sharing your stories.
