Education Archives

How your state is teaching kids financial literacy

June 6, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Citing data from the Council for Economic Education, GoHenry looked at six types of laws mandating personal finance education across the country and…

CEI Board of Trustees increases fees for Fall 2022

June 6, 2022 11:26 AM News Team

College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees has approved a general fee increase of $11 per credit hour effective for the Fall 2022 semester.…

Why free college is so elusive — and how we can get closer to establishing it

June 5, 2022 1:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN The idea of waiving college tuition falls in and out of vogue. Last year, President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free…

Types of teachers who are more likely to work 40+ hours a week

June 2, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Study.com compiled a list of the types of teachers who work more than 40 hours per…

Madison Junior High students finish project to be on next NASA launch

June 2, 2022 6:07 PM Braydon Wilson

An experiment being developed at Madison Junior High School in Rexburg may have an impact on the future of common medicinal products that get taken…

D91 student signs into STRAP apprenticeship program

June 2, 2022 11:07 AM Evan Thomason

Kale Bolander, a sophomore from Idaho Falls High School, is the first Southeast Idaho student to sign into…

Salmon-Challis awards scholarships to 5 students

June 2, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest Jackie Caivano Memorial Scholarship committee has awarded five $1,500 scholarships to students in four local…

American Auto College holds grand opening

June 2, 2022 9:40 AM News Team

The American Auto College located in Blackfoot kicked-off its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony…

Jackson High students hope to bridge gaps and unite communities across borders

June 1, 2022 1:16 PM Braydon Wilson

During the past 30 years, a large number of people from Tlaxcala, Mexico and other neighboring regions in Mexico have been moving to Jackson,…

TCSD #1 announces Young Author’s winners

June 1, 2022 11:44 AM News Team

The 2022 Teton County Young Author Contest officially ended Wednesday, June 1st with the announcement of grade level first place and honorable…

D93 seniors visit elementary schools

May 31, 2022 5:26 PM News Team

It is a big week for seniors in the Bonneville School…

What District 93 is doing to keep schools safe

May 31, 2022 4:21 PM Seth Ratliff

The nation is still reeling from the shooting in Texas, as gun reform and school safety are called into question. Local district 93 safe school…

ISU professor selected to facilitate statewide Idaho nonprofit leadership retreat

May 31, 2022 9:33 AM News Team

Nonprofit CEOs and executive directors from Idaho’s 6,000 registered charitable nonprofit organizations will have the chance to learn from Idaho…

2022 Wyoming summer food service program to begin

May 30, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

The Wyoming Summer Food Service program for kids offered through the Wyoming Department of Education kicks off soon.…

PCSD 25 announces new appointments

May 30, 2022 11:45 AM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 announced the appointment of Interim Director of Special Services Janelle Armstrong and the selection of Debbie…

PCSD 25 class of 2022 high school graduation schedule

May 30, 2022 11:40 AM News Team

The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 invites the community to join them in congratulating the Class of…

TCSD #1 summer food service program begins June 20

May 29, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Teton County School District #1 has announced a sponsorship of the summer food service program for children.…

What declining college enrollment means for the future of higher education

May 23, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Declining college enrollment trends affect higher education for years to come. See how these trends will influence academics and merit aid with…

Most affordable online colleges

May 23, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Best Universities researched affordable online degree programs that are as rigorous and high-quality as traditional…

Song of the summer the year you graduated from high school

May 24, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled this list of songs of the summer from Billboard’s analysis of past years’ charts dating back to 1958. One hundred points were…

The 25 schools that have produced the most Fulbright students over the past decade

May 25, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

AdmissionSight identified the 25 colleges and universities that have produced the most Fulbright students using data from the Bureau of Educational…

#1 pop song from the year you graduated high school

May 26, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker pulled data from Billboard’s year-end charts, which ranks the #1 singles, albums, and more of the calendar year, to compile a list of the…

District 91 teachers preparing for all-day kindergarten

May 26, 2022 11:39 AM Kailey Galaviz

District 91 teachers and staff preparing to implement all-day kindergarten for Fall…

BYU-Idaho Spring 2022 enrollment figures released

May 26, 2022 10:51 AM News Team

Brigham Young University-Idaho has released its official Spring 2022 enrollment numbers for both campus and…

Community volunteers needed to help build set for musical production

May 26, 2022 9:45 AM News Team

Members of the community are invited to help with Idaho State University’s production of Urinetown: The…

Trustee Mickelsen tenders resignation from CEI Board of Trustees after election

May 25, 2022 12:00 PM News Team

College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees announced the resignation of Trustee Stephanie Mickelsen at the regular meeting…

States with the highest student loan delinquency rates

May 20, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Sound Dollar ranked the states with the highest percentage of student loan delinquencies using 2021 data from FRBNY Consumer Credit…

South Fremont Junior High sixth grade teacher prepares to go to a NASA summer experience

May 23, 2022 10:03 AM Braydon Wilson

Rebecca Porter is in her first year of teaching at South Fremont Junior High in St. Anthony Idaho. The science teacher recently saw a post on…

NWHSSI doubles scholarships for ISU nursing students

May 21, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Idaho State University School of Nursing students will receive $28,000 in scholarships this year from the Northwest Health Science Scholarship…

Take a “journey to the past” with Bonneville High School’s production of Anastasia

May 17, 2022 12:39 PM News Team

You can take a “journey to the past” this week with Bonneville High School’s production of…

District 91 fourth grade Rendezvous Event

May 17, 2022 5:17 PM Kailey Galaviz

District 91 4th graders celebrating and learning about Idaho history at Rendezvous…

New online education toolkit for Idaho parents

May 17, 2022 10:45 AM News Team

Idaho parents now have a dedicated space to explore resources and connect with their child’s school and the wider educational community with a new…

ISU first and only institution to hold 2 early college accreditations

May 17, 2022 10:40 AM News Team

Idaho State University is the first and only institution in the U.S. to become accredited with both the College Provided Faculty and Concurrent…

3 Idaho schools win new $100,000 fitness centers

May 16, 2022 11:19 AM Cole Sams

The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC) announced Monday three Idaho schools have been selected to receive a…

Ririe Schools hoping voters approve 2 school bonds

May 13, 2022 1:29 PM Seth Ratliff

Voters in Ririe will have a chance to vote on two school bonds on May…

Highland holds Senior Celebration

May 13, 2022 10:02 AM Cole Sams

On Friday, Highland High School in Pocatello is holding a Senior Celebration, a school-wide event and gathering that will give recognition to all…

Idaho Falls High School debate team needs help to get to nationals

May 12, 2022 11:44 AM Seth Ratliff

Few students from Idaho Falls High School have ever qualified for the national speech and debate tournament until this year when seven lucky students…

PCSD 25 announces Jefferson Elementary School principal

May 12, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 (PCSD 25) announced the selection of Troy Johnson as the Jefferson Elementary School…

Thunder Ridge student named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar

May 12, 2022 4:00 AM News Team

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Wednesday announced the 58th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors…

Soda Springs welcomes Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall

May 11, 2022 4:17 PM Braydon Wilson

It’s a windy Wednesday in Soda Springs where after over 6 months of work and efforts from the Soda Springs Rotary Club and Veterans of Foreign War…

Bingham County Historical Society Museum reopens after pandemic

May 11, 2022 3:29 PM News Team

To help mark the occasion, they’re honoring Bingham County veterans with a special…

Top country music artist the year you graduated high school

May 9, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker assembled a list of the top country music artist from the year you graduated high school. Each entry is based on the winner of the Academy of…

TSD 401 to no longer offer free breakfast and lunch to all students

May 9, 2022 10:34 AM News Team

For the past two years, Teton School District 401 schools have been able to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. Next school year, the…

Settlement to provide $4 Million in student debt relief

May 6, 2022 11:39 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced today a settlement with Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, that will provide…

Colleges where acceptance rates have decreased the most since 2001

May 4, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

College applications are on the rise, while some universities’ acceptance rates are dropping. EDSmart identifies 10 colleges with the greatest…

Jefferson School District 251 to offer full day kindergarten

May 4, 2022 5:45 PM News Team

At the April 13 board meeting, the Jefferson School District 251 Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the district’s Literacy…

Ybarra’s Student Advisory Council holds spring meeting

May 4, 2022 10:32 AM News Team

Monday was a day of transition and emotion for Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra as she welcomed her 13 Student Advisory Council…

ISU graduates first students with MS in Computer Science, Ph.D. with Computer Science concentration

May 3, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

A pair of Idaho State University students will be going down in the history books as the first graduates to earn two advanced degrees from the…

Wyoming charter school application now available

May 2, 2022 2:21 PM News Team

The Wyoming legislature amended the Charter School statutes to allow for an alternative path for approval of charter schools (W.S. 21-3-301 through…

D93 seeks ideas for elementary student growth

April 29, 2022 12:22 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 reports it continues to grow at a rapid pace and wants to hear your ideas to address this growth.…

Charter school registration drawing to a close

April 28, 2022 1:44 PM Seth Ratliff

Registration for charter schools for the 2022-2023 school year is drawing to a close.
Parents who choose an alternate option to public schools need…

Idaho Falls students make art for Ukraine child refugees

April 27, 2022 11:11 AM Rachel Fabbi

“They were just standing in line with basically what they were wearing. And he would hand them a picture and tell them that it was from a student in…

Famous commencement speeches from 10 public figures

April 26, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Popular commencement speeches can not only inspire graduates, but also the general public. College Ave lists 10 speeches that withstood the test of…

Highest paying jobs in Boise for high school graduates

April 25, 2022 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs in Boise for high school graduates, using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor…

Classroom test scores were already dropping in early 2020—then the pandemic happened

April 25, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Student math and reading scores fell before and after COVID-19 closed schools. Explore factors like chronic absenteeism and earning loss with…

ISU Music Department welcomes new Director of Bands

April 25, 2022 11:48 AM News Team

Idaho State University’s Music Department welcomes Dr. Patrick Young as the new Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Low Brass.…

PCSD 25 announces Chubbuck Elementary, Irving Middle School principals

April 25, 2022 9:32 AM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 (PCSD 25) announced the selection of Kirk Thomson as the Principal of Chubbuck Elementary School and Stuart…

Childhood vaccination rates fell in kindergartners last school year, CDC data shows

April 21, 2022 2:39 PM CNN Newsource

Data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that vaccination rates for three childhood vaccines fell in…

State Board approves public school funding rule

April 21, 2022 3:28 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education approved a temporary rule Thursday extending an expired temporary rule that bases Idaho public school funding on…

State Board approves resident student fee increase, tuition remains flat

April 20, 2022 5:38 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education approved student fee increases at Idaho’s 4-year institutions on…

$14 million donated to ISU College of Pharmacy for renovation

April 20, 2022 2:36 PM News Team

Idaho State University received a large gift to help renovate an 80-year-old building on the Pocatello…

Terry Perkins Educational Scholarship recipients announced

April 20, 2022 10:53 AM News Team

The School District 25 Education Foundation and the scholarship selection committee announced the recipients of the 4th annual Terry Perkins…

Ed Foundation offers scholarships to D91 students

April 20, 2022 10:48 AM News Team

The D91 Education Foundation offers the William J. and Shirley A. Maeck Family Foundation scholarship, the Odd Fellows scholarships, the Go Tigers!…

ISU to offer new social media emphasis for communication degree

April 20, 2022 10:43 AM News Team

In an effort to meet the growing employment demands of social media positions, Idaho State University will offer a new option to students starting…

College majors that earn the most money

April 16, 2022 11:41 AM Stacker

Stacker used data from a 2020 PayScale report to rank the top 100 college majors that make the most…

Water outage forces school closures

April 17, 2022 8:39 PM News Team

Students may email teachers for help and…

Partnership provides new paraprofessional to teacher pathway

April 16, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

In April, the Idaho State University College of Education welcomed more than 50 paraprofessionals throughout the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District…

Jefferson School District highlights safety improvements in the year after shooting

April 15, 2022 1:31 PM News Team

Jefferson School DIstrict 251 is talking about the safety measures and improvements they’ve made in the past year since the May 6th shooting at Rigby…

Rigby FFA excels at State Leadership Convention

April 15, 2022 2:32 PM News Team

The Rigby FFA chapter participated in the 91st Annual State FFA Leadership Conference earlier this…

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program brings healthy variety to Idaho students

April 15, 2022 11:40 AM News Team

daho elementary schools looking to expand their fruit and vegetable offerings can apply now to participate in the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable…

PCSD 25 announces Director of Elementary Education, Director of Curriculum

April 13, 2022 9:44 AM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 (PCSD 25) announced the selection of Mr. A.J. Watson as the Director of Elementary Education and Ms. Amy Bowie…

Local college holds first open house since pandemic outbreak

April 12, 2022 4:25 PM Braydon Wilson

The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is preparing for their first open house on Tuesday, since Covid-19 reached Eastern Idaho. In previous years…

Rigby teacher receives National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship

April 12, 2022 12:06 PM News Team

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation announced a teacher at Rigby Junior High School has been accepted to participate in its workshop for educators…

ISU faculty tackling Idaho’s STEM teacher shortage

April 12, 2022 9:35 AM News Team

Idaho State University faculty are working to combat the teacher shortage using a newly launched project called Idaho Making Progress Against…

Here’s how much K-12 enrollment dropped across the country in the 2020-21 school year

April 7, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled insights from National Center for Education Statistics’ Common Core of Data to illustrate how much K-12 declined during the…

BYU-Idaho student ‘lucky to be alive’ watches husband graduate

April 8, 2022 2:40 PM Seth Ratliff

Alexa Lovell recovered enough from a recent car accident to watch her husband, Mitch, walk in Brigham Young University-Idaho’s graduation on…

SDE awards $1.88 million for learning programs beyond school hours

April 7, 2022 9:44 AM News Team

Eight Idaho school districts and three community organizations will receive new grant awards ranging from $98,000 to $175,000 to provide youth…

5 ways to stay focused while learning online

April 6, 2022 11:41 AM Stacker

With the rise of online learning, Tovuti compiled a list of five tips for studying successfully for full-time and casual online…

Construction begins on upgrades to Ravsten Stadium

April 4, 2022 3:01 PM Braydon Wilson

Construction is well underway as crews came to Ravsten Stadium Monday to begin work on the desired upgrades to field and track in downtown Idaho…

Idaho governor vetoes change in school funding formula

March 30, 2022 3:24 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation altering the way money is allocated to K-12 schools.…

Thirkill Elementary brings in 3,000 books thanks to the hard work of the students

March 30, 2022 4:36 PM Braydon Wilson

March is Literacy month at Thurkill Elementary School in Soda Springs Idaho. As part of their festivities they had many different first responders…

Bonneville High School choirs spread music across New York City

March 30, 2022 1:18 PM News Team

Some of our local students are getting the chance to perform on the other side of the…

How elementary school teacher employment is projected to change in every state

March 28, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

The job outlook for educators in elementary and secondary schools is expected to change for the better. Study.com analyzed the projected job growth…

Ravsten Stadium upgrades begin after spring break

March 17, 2022 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho Falls School District 91 announced work to install turf and upgrade the track at Ravsten Stadium will begin after spring…

Operation Underground Railroad previews new documentary in Rexburg

March 26, 2022 5:50 PM Seth Ratliff

Residents of Rexburg learned how they could join the fight against human trafficking…

Forest service invites local students to apply for scholarships

March 27, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest employees will award five $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors in our local communities (Salmon, Leadore,…

How K-12 enrollment has changed in every state during COVID-19

March 23, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

HeyTutor investigated how K-12 enrollment has changed in every state and Washington D.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic, using data from the National…

Elder Neil L. Andersen to speak at BYU-Idaho winter commencement

March 23, 2022 3:03 PM News Team

A member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will address 2,791 graduates at Brigham Young…

TCSD #1 honored in 2022 Magna Awards Program for equity work

March 23, 2022 11:26 AM News Team

Teton County School District #1 is a National School Boards Association (NSBA) 2022 Magna Award winner.…

Breaking down the types of scholarships available to students

March 22, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

College Ave put together a list of various scholarships that students may be eligible for when it comes to covering the cost of…

Idaho House OKs optional full-day kindergarten legislation

March 22, 2022 9:35 AM Associated Press

Lawmakers in the Idaho House have approved legislation to boost reading skills among young students with optional full-day kindergarten.…

Senate OKs Idaho higher education budget of $643M

March 22, 2022 9:33 AM Associated Press

The $643 million budget for Idaho’s colleges and universities is headed to the governor.…

ISU to launch to sales-focused radio show

March 19, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

The Idaho State University College of Business will launch its third radio show with KISU FM 91 on March 30 at 7…

D25 announces 2022 Summer Food Service Program

March 18, 2022 12:28 PM News Team

Now in its 22 year of operation, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 is gearing up for the 2022 Summer Food Service Program. …

Pocatello teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Awards

March 18, 2022 12:44 PM Cole Sams

In a surprise assembly Friday, Dane Beorchia, a career and technical education teacher (CTE) at Highland High School, received a $25,000 Milken…

Chubbuck teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award

March 18, 2022 11:28 AM Cole Sams

In a surprise assembly Friday, Tiffany Lemos, a third-grade teacher at Chubbuck Elementary School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her…

Fall River Cooperative offering scholarships

March 17, 2022 12:32 PM News Team

Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative is once again offering scholarships to local area high school graduating seniors whose parents or guardians are…