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Idaho teachers’ retirement benefits among the best in the country, says study

But the ranking leaves in question how much a high-ranked retirement offering can offset low-ranked wages, as school hiring teams navigate a competitive job market.

Analysis: School trustees could mandate staff COVID vaccines. But would they?

There is nothing in Gov. Brad Little’s executive order that would stop school trustees and administrators from doing what the Treasure Valley’s hospitals did a week ago.

How can the worst school year ever bring us together?

Education is clearly of value to Idahoans, so let’s come together to invest in it and work to grow a better public education system for all of us.

Grow-your-own programs could widen Idaho’s teacher pipeline

Some focus on tapping paraprofessionals to become certified teachers. Others eye prospective candidates who are still in high school, and others yet look to increase the number of teachers of color in classrooms.

Building classroom culture is crucial for Idaho’s online teachers

Educators share the lessons they learned from pivoting to digital instruction during a pandemic.

Idaho’s teacher retention rate remained high during the pandemic

Find out what the teacher retention rate is in your district or charter and compare that rate to the previous two years.

Analysis: How critical race theory turned into a political ‘bogeyman’

As the critical race theory debate has gone national and turned bitter, a specialized field of academic study has become a catchall talking point. Here’s a look past the soundbites.

Superintendent shuffles: Hiring news from Coeur d’Alene to Idaho Falls

Idaho will have 23 new superintendents this fall, most of them started this week. Get the details inside.

Last class of teacher bonus recipients announced

Some 600 teachers earned master educator premiums ahead of the program’s phaseout.

Extremism expert: Idaho critical race theory debate is ‘cynical’ effort to rally voters

Meanwhile, the Idaho Freedom Foundation, in a letter to donors last month, took credit for a “never-before-seen” reckoning with Idaho’s K-12 education system.