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Local student mathletes to compete in southeast Idaho math contest

February 5, 2023 9:00 AM News Team

A total of 160 mathletes from 16 local schools will…

A student picks up a free individually bagged lunch in the cafeteria during the first day of school at Stamford High School on September 8

Proposed changes to school lunches aim to reduce sugar and sodium, but flavored milk stays

February 3, 2023 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN If new US Department of Agriculture school food guidelines stand as proposed, chocolate milk is in, but for the first time…

Voters to consider renewal of PCSD 25’s Supplemental Levy in March

February 3, 2023 12:21 PM News Team

On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, local voters will be asked to consider the renewal of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Supplemental…

5 stats to know when comparing online-only colleges

February 1, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

EDsmart cited 2020 Department of Education’s College Scorecard data to review five factors to consider when evaluating online post-secondary…

Colleges with the most Olympians since Tokyo 2020

February 1, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Best Universities compiled data from Team USA to identify the schools with the highest concentration of college athletes turned…

Nominations wanted for 2024 Idaho Teacher of the Year

February 2, 2023 9:54 AM News Team

The State Department of Education is now accepting applications for Idaho’s most prestigious award in teaching, Teacher of the…

Canceling school is not an easy task when it comes to Idaho weather

February 1, 2023 11:00 AM Braydon Wilson

Recent cold temperatures, and school cancellations have sparked a lot of conversation with students and families about what it took for schools to…

Children lost about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning during the pandemic, study suggests

January 30, 2023 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in…

WDE releases 2021-22 graduation rates

February 1, 2023 9:00 AM News Team

Wyoming’s graduation rates have remained statistically strong – above 80% since…

These are alternatives to teacher licensing requirements across 16 states

January 30, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

TeacherCertification.com collected data on alternatives to teacher licensing tests and the states that allow those…

Colleges where graduates have the most student debt

January 27, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker ranked the 35 colleges with the highest median debt after graduation using Department of Education…

Idaho students sought for 2023 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

January 30, 2023 10:00 AM News Team

Idaho students are invited to explore the future of the U.S. Constitution as part of the 2023 Ninth Circuit Civics…

2 Purple Star Wyoming Schools awarded

January 29, 2023 9:00 AM News Team

This program is essential to helping service members and their families navigate the added challenges they are often presented…

Spring 2023 U of I undergraduate enrollment rises 3.5%

January 28, 2023 8:00 AM News Team

Spring enrollment at University of Idaho is up.…

Summer food service programs available across Wyoming

January 26, 2023 9:39 AM News Team

The Wyoming Summer Food Service program for kids offered through the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) served thousands of meals last summer to…

Could a 4 day schedule be on its way for the Fremont Joint School District?

January 25, 2023 10:29 AM Braydon Wilson

After researching the needs of teachers, staff and students, the Fremont Joint School District #215 is starting to investigate the option of moving…

D93 talks about annexing more homes into school boundaries

January 25, 2023 3:22 PM Kailey Galaviz

Bonneville County School District 93 talks about the possibility of annexing more homes into school…

SDE seeks sponsors for 2023 Summer Food Service Program

January 25, 2023 12:13 PM News Team

The Child Nutrition Division of the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE) is seeking sponsors for this year’s Summer Food Service Program…

5 countries that offer free college—and how they accomplished it

January 23, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Study.com compiled a list of five countries offering free college education and researched how they do it and how their policies apply to…

Top party schools in every state

January 23, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Using 2023 data released by Niche, Stacker compiled a list of colleges and universities with the best party scene in each state and Washington…

Hardest college to get into in every state

January 23, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker combed through Niche’s 2023 Hardest Colleges to Get Into in America ranking to see which school is the most difficult to gain admission to…

The Souper Bowl is back

January 23, 2023 5:32 PM Kailey Galaviz

Idaho Falls and Skyline High Schools are ready for their 17th annual Souper Bowl…

School bond vote coming to Fremont County

January 23, 2023 10:40 AM Braydon Wilson

The Fremont School District school board recently voted on proposing a new school bond to the county voters.…

CEI sees continued growth at start of 2023

January 20, 2023 2:58 PM Kailey Galaviz

As College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) wraps up the second week of the semester, CEI continues to buck the national trend of enrollment declines, instead…

Parents should talk with their kids about the importance of reporting bullying behavior to school staff.

Bullying at school: What parents can do to help victims and stop bullies

January 16, 2023 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Icard, CNN There’s a crisis of bullying in US schools, and the solution is learning what to do before it happens. One in 5 students…

The Federal student loan office has lots to do but is operating under the same budget as last year.

Federal student loan office has lots to do but no new money to do it

January 16, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Big headaches for student loan borrowers could be on the horizon. Their monthly payments could restart as early as this summer…

Vaccination rates for measles and other diseases dropped again last school year

Required vaccine coverage among kindergarteners drops for second year in a row

January 12, 2023 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Vaccination rates for measles and other diseases dropped again last school year, according to a study published Thursday by…

How salaries compare for 10 types of teachers

January 6, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

TeacherCertification.com analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to explore how much 10 types of teachers earn…

How the pandemic impacted teacher shortages—and ways schools are adapting

January 11, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

HeyTutor cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to examine the impact of the pandemic on teacher shortages, exploring new policies and…

Rural and underserved educator award recipients notified

January 12, 2023 11:51 AM News Team

449 Idaho educators working in rural and underserved school districts and public charter schools, are the first recipients of state funding to help…

WDE announces child and adult food program sites

January 10, 2023 11:57 AM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Education has announced the participating Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) organizations in Wyoming.…

TCSD student receives perfect score on national vocab competition

January 7, 2023 9:00 AM News Team

Teton County School District #1 third grade student Forrest Ramsey recently received a perfect score in the first of three meets in this year’s…

How the pandemic changed enrollment for college students of nontraditional age

December 27, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Best Universities used data from the National Student Clearinghouse Center to look at enrollment of nontraditional age students in fall 2022 compared…

Best in class? Why college rankings are controversial

December 27, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

EDsmart explored why college rankings are—and always have been—a controversial practice.…

Applications open for 2023 Pocatello’s “Promise of Tomorrow Mayoral Scholarship”

January 4, 2023 9:46 AM News Team

Class of 2023 high school graduating seniors can now apply for Pocatello’s “Promise of Tomorrow Mayoral…

School closures for Thursday, Dec. 22

December 21, 2022 5:59 PM News Team

The following school districts will be closed on Thursday, Dec.…

SBE conducts audit workshop for math and science standards

December 18, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Wyoming currently has 1,877 K-12 content standards across 10 content…

More than a third of parents oppose vaccine requirements in schools, KFF survey finds

December 16, 2022 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than a third of US parents say that vaccinating children against measles, mumps and rubella should be an individual…

D91 starts recruiting teachers for 2023-24 school year

December 15, 2022 11:06 AM News Team

As part of its efforts to ensure the very best teacher in every classroom, Idaho Falls School District 91 has started recruiting teachers for the…

Idaho is the #7 state with the least school counselors

December 13, 2022 6:33 PM Stacker

Charlie Health compiled statistics on school counselors in Idaho using data from American School Counselor Association and the National Center for…

Teacher gets pied for reading

December 14, 2022 4:44 PM Seth Ratliff

A local teacher got not only one but multiple pies in the face on…

Updates to Idaho schools’ online report card go live

December 14, 2022 12:05 PM News Team

In addition to updated achievement data and other information, Idaho’s online report card for public schools and districts has added new…

A borrower received this email from the Department of Education on December 13.

9 million people received emails that mistakenly said their student loan forgiveness was approved

December 13, 2022 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN About nine million people received an email last month from the Department of Education that mistakenly said their application…

Congress should force colleges to describe costs accurately

91% of colleges don’t provide students with the accurate cost, federal agency says

December 13, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN An independent federal agency is calling on Congress to help prevent college students from taking on an unaffordable amount of…

Local first grader wins Department of Education Holiday Card Contest

December 12, 2022 6:22 PM News Team

local first grade student won the entire Department of Education Holiday Card…

How college tuition in the US compares to the rest of the world

December 8, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

EDsmart analyzed recent data that shows higher education tuition costs in the United States are higher than in any other nation except for one:…

U of I to graduate 550 students Saturday

December 9, 2022 10:50 AM News Team

More than 565 students are eligible to receive 581 degrees at University of Idaho’s 2022 Winter Commencement Ceremony Saturday, Dec. 10, in the…

Content Standards meetings for arts and humanities, social studies set this week

December 9, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Members of the public interested in learning more about Idaho Content Standards for social studies, arts and humanities will have the opportunity to…

This college student was among the ‘invisible’ homeless. Now, a creative housing fix is helping her stay in school

December 7, 2022 10:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Athena Jones, CNN Photographs by Laura Oliverio, CNN Nineteen-year-old Isabella Zaldaña dreams of becoming a nurse. And as a student at this…

After a decade of decline and a pandemic dip, college enrollment is leveling off

December 7, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

EDsmart cited current and projected enrollment figures from the National Center for Education Statistics to contextualize enrollment…

10 US colleges with the most students studying education

December 2, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Teachercertification.com used data from the Education Department College Scorecard to present the 10 U.S. colleges with the most students graduating…

Which colleges did the top 10 women CEOs graduate from?

December 5, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Best Universities collected information on the schools that the top 10 women Fortune 500 CEOs attended, using company websites, news coverage, and…

State Board of Education executive to lead regional higher education commission

December 7, 2022 10:48 AM News Team

Idaho State Board of Education executive director has been elected as chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) for…

45% of public schools had at least one teacher vacancy this fall

December 6, 2022 1:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Nearly half, or 45%, of public K-12 schools had at least one teacher vacancy as of October, according to government data…

Gov. Little declares Dec. 5-11 CS Ed Week

December 6, 2022 10:53 AM News Team

Bedke also read aloud a proclamation from Idaho Gov. Brad Little declaring Dec. 5-11 Computer Science Education Week in Idaho and urging the state’s…

College of Eastern Idaho reveals new updates to Testing Center

December 5, 2022 10:38 AM Kailey Galaviz

College of Eastern Idaho holds a ribbon-cutting on Monday at 12:00 p.m. to celebrate the completed renovation and expansion of the William &…

Fall 2022 Idaho Reading Indicator results reach pre-pandemic levels

December 2, 2022 3:00 PM News Team

The latest results from Idaho’s early reading test, the Idaho Reading Indicator, show overall proficiency exceeding pre-pandemic levels, with…

Why many colleges are treating entrance exams as optional

November 30, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Study.com analyzed recent trends in universities adopting test-optional admission policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, using statistics from the SAT,…

What free college looks like in the US

December 1, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Study.com collected information on every state that offers some form of free college tuition from state government sources, news reports, and the…

Countries that award the most STEM degrees

December 1, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

College Ave used data from the National Center for Education Statistics to rank the countries that award the most STEM bachelor’s…

School closures for Friday, Dec. 2

December 2, 2022 5:30 AM Dylan Carder

The following school districts have canceled or delayed classes today due to weather…

Wyoming’s fall K-12 enrollment decreased in 2022

December 1, 2022 9:49 AM News Team

Overall enrollment in Wyoming’s schools dropped by 352 students for the 2022-23 school year.…

Ammon teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

November 30, 2022 12:19 PM Kailey Galaviz

Local educator surprised with the Milken Educator award, which is considered the ‘Oscar of…

Best public colleges in every state

November 23, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the best public colleges in every state using Niche’s 2023 Top Public Universities in America…

PCSD 25 graduation venue change and schedule

November 18, 2022 4:07 PM News Team

Due to ongoing construction, Idaho State University’s Holt Arena will not be available to host graduation ceremonies for the Pocatello/Chubbuck…

School canceled for Teton Elementary today

November 18, 2022 6:19 AM Zach Glancy

School has been canceled for Teton Elementary School…

Parker-Egin Elementary students get a warm surprise

November 14, 2022 3:39 PM Braydon Wilson

Excited voices filled the air as students from Parker-Egin Elementary School were the recipients of brand new warm winter socks and winter boots. The…