Teachers

The Idaho Department of Education is partnering with the State Board of Education to provide select first, second and third-year public school teachers with support and mentorship.

In Bonners Ferry, Idaho, nearly 400 students are being taught in a building that is falling apart. There are cracks in the walls, water stains on the ceilings and a collapsing plumbing system. Without air conditioning or proper heating classrooms are boiling in the summers and freezing in the winters. Not to mention the roof is failing. But despite all of this Valley View Elementary School has been unable to get a bond approved that would make any significant changes.

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality shows that some Mountain West states are not doing a lot to support and retain teachers of color in their policies and practices.

How do you make STEM fun for kids? A camp coming to Boise State this summer will teach teachers to do just that.

Erin Morden and her Boise State gymnastics teammates set the bar pretty high – literally and figuratively. Collectively, they have one of the highest average GPAs when compared to similar programs across the nation.

In order to increase the number of Indigenous principals in Native communities and in public schools, a program called POLLEN is meeting teachers halfway by covering many of the costs.

In this unique moment, where public education is in the eye of a hurricane of fraught political debate, Idaho’s next generation of educators look to the future with focus, optimism and deep gratitude for their families and mentors.“These kids are kids, and they need to be cared for, no matter what’s going on,” said Leah Christner, one of thousand of Boise State grads-to-be poised to receive her diploma on Saturday, May 7.

When Layne McInelly, veteran teacher and current president of the Idaho Education Association stood before the Idaho House and Senate education committees in January, his remarks raised more than a few eyebrows.

Today, about 320 Bear Lake High School students are headed back to school — but they aren't headed back alone. Students at Bear Lake take part in a mentor class, where they are paired up with a mentor or teacher to talk about their goals and the ups and downs of being a teenager in 2021.

Classrooms across the developed world have gone digital, leaving teachers and students connected but ... not. Troy Oppie spoke with Boise teacher Loren…