Education

Students at state colleges and universities will be able to opt out of some fees under a plan approved by the Idaho State Board of Education on Thursday.

This week is National Bus Safety Week, where emphasis is placed on the importance of being safe around school bus stops, crosswalks and anywhere a bus is loading or unloading children.  

Victor Mayor Will Frohlich will challenge the students at Victor Elementary School on Wednesday to walk with him as part of the Annual Mayor’s Walking Challenge.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra will be back in the classroom this month, filling in at local schools as part of her department’s effort to help meet a critical need for substitute teachers.

The Idaho STEM Action Center, with support from the Governor’s Office, is offering the online career-awareness platform Learning Blade to public schools and organizations statewide for free for the next three school years.

Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin said effective immediately, backpacks will no longer be allowed at Rigby Middle School, Farnsworth Middle School, and both Rigby and Jefferson High Schools.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra visited Crossroads Middle School Thursday afternoon to surprise science teacher Todd Knight with a $1,000 check, balloons and the title of Idaho’s 2022 Teacher of the Year.

Thirteen Idaho public school students from across the state will gather in Boise Sept. 20 for the first meeting of Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s new Student Advisory Council.

Boosting Idaho students’ reading readiness, continued support for essential resources for students and improving salaries for teachers and support staff are top priorities in Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s public schools budget request for next year, Superintendent Ybarra announced Wednesday.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring the decade of 2020-2030 as The Decade of Agriculture in Idaho.

During the last several years, Idaho has made efforts to increase the pay for our elementary and high school teachers.

The latest statewide results for the Idaho Standards Achievement Test show a small decline in students’ proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics since 2019, the last time the ISAT was administered.

The Idaho State Board of Education is giving you more time to give your thoughts on its diversity, educational equity and inclusion policy at Idaho’s four year colleges.