Boise School District

Student runners race into Christmas break

Eighty-four students from a Boise elementary school’s two student running clubs braved the snow and cold to celebrate their goals and race in the YMCA Christmas run on Saturday.

Districts, state spar over Common Core test

Superintendents of nine school districts — including Meridian, Boise and Nampa — want Idaho to delay a test tied to the new Idaho Core Standards. State officials plan to stick with the new test.

Boise enrollment up more than 500

After years of stagnant enrollment, the Boise School District has more students than it has seen since 2004-05 — near the end of the Treasure Valley’s economic boom.

Boise boasts 32 national merit semifinalists

Statewide, 80 high school seniors are in the running for the prestigious scholarships. About $35 million in scholarships are awarded to 8,000 scholars nationally.

Building a ‘highway:’ Boise opts for WiFi deal

The Boise School District opposed Proposition 3, the school technology law rejected by voters in November. But the district has signed onto one remnant idea from the law: taking part in a state-provided WiFi network.

Districts prevail in special education lawsuit

In the federal lawsuit, the Boise and Meridian school districts were accused of failing to teach a student the proper strategies to cope with Asperger’s syndrome. After 6 1/2 hours of deliberation, jurors sided with the districts.

Special education lawsuit heads to trial

Did the Boise and Meridian school districts fail a teen-ager with Asberger’s syndrome? That’s the crux of a case that opened this week in U.S. District Court.

Boise set to appoint another trustee

Three of the seven Boise School District trustees have served less than a year. Another newbie will be appointed on Monday. Here is a list of the 11 candidates.

Another Boise principal on the move

Rick Bollman is moving from Cynthia Mann Elementary School to Maple Grove Elementary School — bringing to nine the number of Boise schools that will have new leaders in 2013-14.