Free breakfast, lunch for all PCSD 25 students
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Food Service has been approved for a USDA waiver allowing all learners enrolled in the district to receive free…
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Idaho school districts vary widely in COVID-19 transparency
Idaho school districts vary widely when it comes to letting the public know about coronavirus cases in…
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A Compass Academy student has tested positive for…
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Unhappy parents mount school board recall effort
Immediately after Friday morning’s Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 board meeting finished, Jessie Ward, Troy Sutton and Brandi Clark, members…
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Share a memory of a favorite teacher on social media to raise money for student scholarships
We all have memories of that favorite teacher who made learning come alive for us.…
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University of Wyoming faces $42.3M budget cut over 2 years
The University of Wyoming is developing plans to address a $42.3 million budget cut over the next two years because state revenues are declining due…
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D25 to continue current school schedule
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees held a special meeting Friday to reassess the Roadmap to the 2020-2021 School…
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Madison District 321 reports COVID-19 infections; extends harvest break
Eastern Idaho Public Health has reported three cases of COVID-19 within the Madison School…
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…
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Locals rally to support full class, sports, optional masks
Locals attended a rally at the Portneuf Wellness Complex on Wednesday to share their grievances with the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District’s…
Continue Reading Free breakfast, lunch for White Pine Elementary and STEM Academy students
Effective immediately, all White Pine Elementary and White Pine STEM Academy students are now eligible for free breakfast and/or…
Continue Reading Bonneville High School closed Wednesday and Thursday due to COVID-19
Bonneville School District Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme announced an emergency closure of Bonneville High School Wednesday and…
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Idaho committee OKs $150 million for education funding
A committee helping oversee Idaho’s $1.25 billion share of the federal government’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package on Tuesday approved…
Continue Reading Blackfoot School District students diagnosed with COVID-19
Blackfoot School District Superintendent Brian Kress and Southeastern Idaho Public Health announced two students in the district were recently…
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Idaho Falls and Jefferson schools clear free breakfast-lunch program
USDA has approved a waiver clearing the path for Idaho Falls School District 91 and Jefferson District 251 students to be eligible for free breakfast…
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D91 students and staff in isolation after possible COVID-19 exposure
As of Friday, a total of 150 Idaho Falls District 91 students and educators are in isolation this week, after 11 students and 6 staff members tested…
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Governor Little restores $99 million in education funding
Governor Brad Little will hold a press conference with Idaho education leaders regarding education funding and supporting Idaho parents on Friday at…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming plans to restart in-person classes
The University of Wyoming plans to restart in-person classes Tuesday after switching to online learning when a cluster of coronavirus cases…
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme announced Thursday the district will stay in Phase 2 next week.…
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118 Idaho schools to receive fresh fruit, vegetables through grants
Students at 118 schools across Idaho will receive free, fresh fruit and vegetables during this school year thanks to a state-administered grant from…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming in-person class pause extended
In-person classes at the University of Wyoming will begin for the fall semester no sooner than Monday amid ongoing efforts to test for the…
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Pay It Forward: Bikers Against Bullies
The Idaho Falls chapter of Bikers Against Bullies focuses solely on kids and teaching that it’s OK to be yourself, but also accept others as…
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Multiple COVID-19 cases confirmed in D93
Bonneville School District 93 reports the following confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in its…
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Wyoming students return to school scenes altered by virus
Childhood chatter rang out over the blacktop, masked students queued up for school buses, and street signs blinked a warning to slow down outside of…
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D25 to continue current instruction model for at least 2 more weeks
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees approved PCSD 25 administration’s recommendation to continue the current instructional…
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Idaho teacher pay ranked 33rd in the nation
A new review of teacher salaries shows Idaho educators’ pay is 33rd in the nation, while Wyoming is rated at 15th.…
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D93 schools will be in Phase 2 Sept. 7 – Sept. 11
Bonneville School District 93 Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme announced Thursday schools will be open in Phase 2 (Yellow Phase) Sept. 7 – Sept.…
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Idaho State hires new CIO
Idaho State University has hired Paula Renae Scott as its new chief information officer following a national search that launched in early…
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Demand for Medical Lab Scientists booms due to COVID-19, ISU sees 100% job placement rate
The pandemic has brought a critical–and often forgotten–medical field to the forefront, and it’s benefitting some Idaho State University…
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Chesbro offers free music lessons to kids
Due to the pandemic, kids going back to school will not be able to participate in band or orchestra in some school…
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Cottonwood Elementary opens in Rigby
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – A new elementary school in Jefferson Joint School District is ready for students this fall in Rigby. Cottonwood Elementary…
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Idaho State Board of Education approves temporary change to attendance rule
The Idaho State Board of Education approved a proposed and temporary rule change for how Average Daily Attendance (ADA) is reported by Idaho public…
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Alturas to open new Idaho Falls high school
The old Sears building at the Grand Teton Mall in Idaho Falls won’t be empty much…
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D91 announces new rules, expectations for Ravsten Stadium
Idaho Falls School District 91 is unveiling new rules and expectations for Ravsten Stadium amid COVID-19 in accordance with guidance from local…
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CEI starts fall semester with on-campus and online options
The College of Eastern Idaho started its fall 2020 semester Monday. The college has prepared to host approximately one-third of classes in-person and…
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D25 students return to school amid pandemic “went really well”
Students and teachers are back in the classroom after a long hiatus from the…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming enrollment rises substantially in fall
The University of Wyoming experienced a substantial rise in enrollment after the governor announced a grant-funding program for students, the school…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming reports 61 cases of the coronavirus
The University of Wyoming has reported 61 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, officials…
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D91 pushes start date to Aug. 31
Idaho Falls School District 91’s school board voted unanimously to push back the school start date for from Aug. 26 to Aug. 31.…
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Pocatello/Chubbuck School District announces athletic event spectator guidelines
With athletic events set to kick-off on Friday, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 announced Thursday the guidelines it will be requiring for…
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Online predator threat increases during pandemic
Distance learning is meant to keep kids safe from COVID-19 but experts are reminding parents of the dangers lurking on the…
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Rural Idaho school district sees influx of city kids
A rural Idaho school district is pushing back its start date because of an influx of children from neighboring cities that have enrolled in its…
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D91 Board to discuss delaying start of school during special meeting Thursday
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Compass Academy Auditorium to discuss modifying the 2020-21…
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School is back in session at Shelley High School
The Shelley School District began its school year on…
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CEI to start fall semester with on-campus and online options
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) will start the fall 2020 semester Monday, August 24 with both on-campus and online options.…
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Local student wins national selection from Google
Woodland Hills Elementary student, Hailey Bateman, is the Idaho state winner for Doodle for Google…
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TSD 401 board approves plan to reopen schools
The Teton School District 401 Board of Trustees approved the reopening plan presented by the district’s administrative team on…
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Parents share an open letter of disapproval on D91’s decision to send students back to school
Teachers, parents and patrons are making their concerns on sending kids back to school publicly known by sharing an open letter they sent to the…
Continue Reading ‘Statewide snapshot’ of school reopening plans
The Idaho State Board of Education heard on Monday from public school superintendents from throughout Idaho and the presidents of all eight public…
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Students roar back to ISU for first day of in-person learning, masks on
For the first time since March 15, Idaho State University is bustling with students ready to learn, despite the…
Continue Reading Idaho school district to reopen despite health guidance
A school district in southwestern Idaho has announced plans to reopen its schools during the coronavirus pandemic despite recommendations against…
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I.F. teachers union not happy with D91’s plan to reopen
The Idaho Falls Education Association released a statement Friday that it was sideswiped by Idaho Falls School District 91’s plan to…
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Fat Geek gives computers to students
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Fat Geek Computer Service owner Monte McCall has been working on computers ever since he was a kid. Now, he wants to…
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District 91 set to have students attend in-person four days a week
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho Falls School District 91 had a meeting Wednesday night at Compass Academy to discuss their reopening plan.…
Continue Reading District 25 modifies plan to start school
At Tuesday’s special meeting, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees approved PCSD 25 administration’s recommendation to start…
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Online alternatives available for upcoming school year
s brick and mortar schools work to create online education options for students, pressure mounts on parents to choose the best public school option…
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D91 public hearing, board meeting on school reopening plans August 12
Idaho Falls School District 91’s Board of Trustees has scheduled a public hearing to collect input from parents, patrons and staff on the…
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Utah no longer recommends modified quarantine in schools
Utah will no longer recommend that schools allow students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to come to class following pushback from doctors and…
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Jefferson School District adopts reopening plan
The Jefferson School Board in Rigby has approved a reopening plan, following a special board meeting this week.…
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Idaho facing child care crises
Ensuring our children receive an education is becoming an uphill struggle for parents in Idaho.…
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IEA: Schools in COVID-19 hotspots should begin with remote learning
Idaho Education Association President Layne McInelly has released a statement calling on all school districts in COVID-19 hotspots to begin the…
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ISBOE extends waiver of college entrance exams
This waiver determines how students will be accepted into state universities and colleges in fall…
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D93 wants to keep classrooms open as long as they can
Bonneville School District 93 discussed their reopening plan at Hillcrest High School on Wednesday…
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Jefferson School District announces Rigby Virtual Academy
Jefferson Joint School District 251 has announced the opening of the Rigby Virtual Academy for students in grades K-8.…
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District 93 holds a special meeting for reopening plans
Bonneville School District 93 had a special meeting Wednesday night at Hillcrest High School to discuss their reopening…
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Local family organizes back to school drive
A local family is doing what they can to support the education of our…
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Utah teachers want online only classes at start of school
Utah’s largest teachers union called Tuesday for schools to delay reopening and start the school year with online classes, citing safety concerns for…
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It’s BOSS: Blackfoot School District working on new online option
The Blackfoot School District 55 is working on an online option for families who want to avoid in-person learning, but still want to stay in the…
Continue Reading D25 board of trustees approves 2020-2021 roadmap with amendments
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees voted to approve the PCSD 25 Roadmap for the 2020-2021 School Year with amendments at…
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ISU professor recovering after going cross country for heart surgery
An Idaho State University College of Business management professor is recovering from a successful heart operation he received in New York on July…
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