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The state has received another round of bad budget news stemming from the defunct Idaho Education Network project.But it’s not immediately clear how big…
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Some anecdotes are harrowing.A few years ago, refugee students were encouraged to take part in a quilting project, creating a square depicting their home…
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Twin Falls’ refugee program brings together students from diverse backgrounds. It does the same with teachers.The district’s co-teaching model groups “the…
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In terms of geography and culture, Twin Falls can scarcely be farther removed from Afghanistan or Iran, Burma or Nepal.Yet in schools such as Twin Falls’…
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Some refugee students at Boise’s Hillside Junior High School remember the schools in their homelands — where teachers hit their students, or where…
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Idaho has one of the nation’s strongest teacher evaluation policies, according to a national report issued Tuesday.Idaho requires annual teacher…
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Linda Clark has resigned abruptly — and effective immediately — as superintendent of the West Ada School District.Clark’s resignation, announced Friday…
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The debate over Idaho Core Standards could be headed to a federal courtroom — with a focus on the tests aligned to the new standards.On Monday, a group of…
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Child immunization rates are low in the silver mining community of Wallace, and school district superintendent Bob Ranells is well aware of it.There is no…
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Idaho SAT scores dropped slightly in April — and the decrease was most pronounced in math.On average, students scored a 1,353 on the test, according to…