2023 Idaho Teacher of the Year nominations accepted through March 14
The State Department of Education is accepting nominations for Idaho’s top teaching honor, Teacher of the Year.
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SDE seeks sponsors for summer food service to children in need
The Child Nutrition Division of the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE) is seeking partners for this year’s Summer Food Service Program, which provides free meals and snacks to children, ages 1-18, in low-income areas during the summer months.
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TCSD #1 offers school meals at no charge for all children
Teton County Wyoming is cutting way down on food insecurity in the school district.
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Jefferson School District marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Rigby and Madison High Schools brought their Holocaust and pre AP English classes together Thursday, to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and hear from a woman whose parents survived.
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50 college majors that earn the least money
Stacker researched the 50 college majors that earn the least money, using PayScale’s 2020 College Salary Report.
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Skyline High School closes early due to gas leak
The Idaho Falls Fire Department reports the high school has been ventilated, and the gas leak isolated.
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D93 to close all schools Friday, stays in high-risk phase
Bonneville School District 93 schools will be closed Friday, January 28.
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D91 approves full-day kindergarten for 2022-2023 school year
After extensive research during the last few months, Idaho Falls School District 91 is planning to offer all day kindergarten in all its elementary schools beginning Fall 2022.
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Risch announces Spring 2022 interns for Washington, D.C. office
The aptitude of a couple local students has caught the attention of a U.S. Senator.
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Idaho’s 2021 graduation stats show increase in five-year rate, impact of pandemic
Idaho’s five-year graduation rate is the highest it’s ever been, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said Tuesday.
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SAT will soon be all-digital and shortened from 3 hours to 2
The SAT taken by prospective college students across the country will go all-digital starting in 2024 and will be an hour shorter, the College Board announced in a statement Tuesday.
Continue Reading Staff shortage impacts Idaho Falls school
A staff shortage is impacting an Idaho Falls school.
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Idaho official defends state’s education system to lawmakers
A top Idaho education official gave a full-throated defense of the state’s public education system that in recent years has come under attack by far-right-wing lawmakers seeking to cut financial support.
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Masks required in Teton Idaho School District
Masks are again required for all staff in the Teton Idaho School District.
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House OKs plan to put teachers on state health insurance
Legislation to put teachers on state health insurance has cleared the House and is headed to the Senate.
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Rigby BPA qualifies 20 students for state tournament
On Thursday at the Business Professional of America competition, Jefferson Joint School District 251 had 20 students qualify for the state competition.
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Idaho Falls High School Multi-Cultural Celebration
Idaho Falls High School capped off a week of multi-cultural activities with a celebration in the civic auditorium. Students, faculty, and staff all gathered to witness the different performances, songs, and dances from various cultures.
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25 oldest colleges in America
Stacker compiled a list of the 25 oldest colleges in America. From early colonial colleges all the way to the universities formed just years after the Constitution was written, 153 years separate the oldest school on this list from the 25th spot.
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States with the most highly ranked colleges
As state education budgets ebb and flow, so do collegiate rankings. Stacker studied Niche’s 2022 Best Colleges in America list to determine which states have the most highly ranked colleges.
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Best college in every state
Stacker dug into Niche’s 2022 Best Colleges in America rankings, which employs data from the Department of Education, including everything from academics and admissions to financial aid and student life, and gives each of these factors a letter grade.
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Schools close due to staff shortages
All schools in the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District will also be closed Friday due to staffing shortages.
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In-person learning to continue in D93
Bonneville School District 93 will be holding a special meeting Thursday.
Continue Reading 2 more schools close due to COVID-19
Two more area schools are closing due to the current surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Bonneville School District 93 still in need of substitute teachers
“It’s really important that we have more subs because the reasons for the cancelation (Friday) was because we don’t have enough subs to cover, you know, the teachers and the staff that are out,” Peterson said. “So we really need the community to rally around and come and help us so that we can keep the schools open.”
Continue Reading Wyoming high school graduation rate improved for eighth consecutive year
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced Wednesday high school graduation rates increased to 82.4% in 2020-21, marking the eighth-consecutive year of improvement from the class of 2013, where 77.6.% of students graduated.
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Picture My Future contest student winner announced
A Nampa 11th grader’s dramatic pencil sketch of outstretched hands amid the turmoil of the pandemic is the winner of this year’s Picture My Future student art contest.
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Washington students’ test scores drop significantly
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington students took their first state exams last fall since the pandemic began and their scores dropped. The Seattle Times reports that between 2019 and 2021, the overall percentage of students who met state standards on the math portion of the exam fell by 20 percentage points. Just 30% of children —
Continue Reading CDC’s suggestion to cancel football, band in nearly every US school called ‘unrealistic’
If the scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had their way, to curb the spread of COVID-19 right now, nearly every US school would cancel football, wrestling, band and loads of other mainstay school activities.
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Wyoming state superintendent to take Virginia’s top K-12 job
Wyoming’s state superintendent of public instruction is resigning effective Sunday to become the head of Virginia’s public school system.
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State Board of Education approves school district trustee zone boundaries
The Idaho State Board of Education Thursday approved plans to rezone school district trustee boundaries in school districts throughout Idaho during a Special Board Meeting held in Boise.
Continue Reading D93 to close all schools Friday, moves to high-risk phase
Bonneville School District 93 reports all schools will be closed Friday, January 14.
Continue Reading New York City mayor considering a temporary remote learning option after calling it ineffective last week
By Mallika Kallingal and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he’s in talks with teachers union leadership and will consider a temporary remote learning option, less than a week after saying virtual lessons had not been effective earlier in the pandemic. “I am working closely with the president
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Jefferson School District 251 to be closed Friday
Due to a high number of staff absences, all schools in Jefferson School District 251 will be closed Friday, January 14.
Continue Reading Madison School District #321 closes school Friday
Madison School District #321 reports all Madison schools will be closed Friday, January 14 due to staff shortages.
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Lawmakers aim to reject, replace Idaho education standards
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced legislation to reject math, science and English standards used to make sure Idaho’s more than 300,000 K-12 students are meeting specific criteria.
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ISU researchers awarded nearly $250,000 in CAES Seed Grants
Idaho State University researchers are getting a jump start on their projects thanks to nearly $250,000 in seed grants.
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PCSD25 Board of Trustees welcomes 3 new members
Three new members were sworn into the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees at Tuesday’s Work Session.
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BYU-Idaho President welcomes back students in a devotional address
Students at BYU-Idaho have been back on campus for almost a week. Tuesday marked an official welcome from the University President Henry J. Eyring. In his address President Eyring expressed gratitude to the students for being willing to follow the university’s health and safety protocols.
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D91 launches community survey on facilities
Idaho Falls School District 91 has kicked off a months-long community outreach effort to gather input on plans to upgrade and improve D91’s school facilities.
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ISU professor honored with Jean’ne M. Shreeve NSF EPSCoR Research Excellence Award
An Idaho State University Chemistry Professor has taken home one of the premier awards for scientists in the Gem State.
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WDE seeks public comment on proposed performance standards for math and science
The Wyoming Department of Education seeks public comment on the proposed Chapter 10 Rules.
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D91 announces location of Center for Career Technical Education
Idaho Falls School District 91 plans to locate its new stand-alone Center for Career and Technical Education in downtown Idaho Falls.
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Best school districts in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the best school districts in Idaho using rankings from Niche.
Continue Reading USDA pumps $750 million into school meals to counter inflation, supply chain woes
By Tami Luhby, CNN Schools are not only wrestling with how to educate children amid the surge in coronavirus cases. They are also contending with feeding kids as inflation and supply chain problems disrupt their ability to serve meals. That’s why the US Department of Agriculture is pumping an estimated $750 million more into school
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Annual grants available for ID artists, arts educators and arts administrators
The Idaho Commission on the Arts is now accepting applications for all annual grants.
Continue Reading Water repair lets students out early at Hillcrest, Sandcreek schools
Students were able to go home early at Hillcrest High School and Sandcreek Middle School Bonneville because the city crews could fix water line nearby.
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Best private colleges in America
Stacker compiled a list of the best private colleges in America, using data from Niche released in 2023.
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Best public colleges in America
Colleges and universities are raising tuition to counter inflation so what better time to look at public institutions of learning, where prices tend to be significantly lower. Stacker compiled a list of the best public college in the U.S. using data released by Niche in 2023.
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BYU-Idaho starts the new year by welcoming students back to campus
Monday begins move in week for thousands of new BYU-Idaho students. Both those starting their university studies and those returning to campus after a break. Many of these students are prepared for the Idaho winter.
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‘Mayoral’ scholarship ready for applications
The third-year for the Pocatello’s “Promise of Tomorrow Mayoral Scholarship” kicks off Monday.
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Omicron pushes most UW classes online first week of January
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington says it will implement remote learning for the first week of the winter quarter in January because of growing concerns about the highly-contagious omicron variant. The Seattle Times reports a Tuesday message from UW President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost and Executive Vice President Mark Richards says a
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Jefferson School District talks about safety measures, student programs 7 months after shooting
“This has been an amazing thing the last few months is that students will now come down to our office and say, ‘I saw somebody look sad today or I saw somebody that just something wasn’t quite right.’,” Howard said.
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Schools step up security in response to threats on TikTok
Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country Friday as officials assured parents the viral posts were not considered credible.
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ISU to honor Graduates at Winter Commencement Ceremony Saturday
Idaho State University will confer 1,290 degrees and certificates at the Winter Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Dec. 18 in Holt Arena.
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CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are endorsing “test-to-stay” policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday decided to more firmly embrace the approach, after research of such
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D91 asks patrons to renew school plant facilities levy
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is asking parents and patrons to go to the polls on March 8, 2022, to vote on the renewal of the district’s School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy (SPFF).
Continue Reading State Board of Education approves temporary enrollment rule for public school funding
The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a temporary rule shifting the methodology for calculating average daily attendance for public school funding from daily attendance to average full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment for the current academic year.
Continue Reading Cornell University reports more than 900 COVID-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students
Cornell University reported 903 cases of COVID-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very high percentage” of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, according to university officials.
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ISU employee and student to receive diploma posthumously at Winter Commencement
Among the hundreds of names that will be read at the 2021 Idaho State University Winter Commencement on Dec. 18 in Holt Arena, Paul Dee Rasmussen’s name will be recognized despite his passing from COVID-19 complications in September.
Continue Reading State Board of Education released early results of student survey
The Idaho State Board of Education heard preliminary results from its Postsecondary Student Experience Survey Wednesday.
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Wyoming fall enrollment data shows slight increase
Fall school enrollment in Wyoming’s 48 school districts increased by 54 students, compared to last year.
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Third graders taking part in a new reading program
Third graders in Bonneville School District 93 are on a mission to get a book made into a movie.
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Businesses: Idaho education politics are hurting state
Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or expanding in a state that habitually ranks at or near the bottom in what it spends on K-12 students and has had one of the worst graduation rates in the nation.
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Elementary school librarian gives students the gift of reading
The Stalker Elementary Library got a big surprise this year.
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Best private high schools in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in Idaho using 2023 rankings from Niche.
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Ransomware attacks Shelley School District computers
The Shelley School District was a victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was discovered on December 6th.
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ISU names new VP for Academic Affairs and Provost
After an extensive national search, Idaho State University has appointed Valerie Martin Conley as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost.
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Former BYU-Idaho student says school needs to do more for survivors of sexual assault
A former Brigham Young University Idaho student is going viral for a video addressed to the university.
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D93 to move to green phase next week
Bonneville School District 93 will move to the Low Risk phase next week (Dec. 13 – Dec. 17).
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History of the letter grading system
StudySoup used internet sources on the history of education to compile a list of 10 historical milestones that occurred with the letter grading system to lead to where it is today in the United States.
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Idaho education official applauds vaccine mandate injunction
tion official says a preliminary injunction blocking President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors will give colleges and universities time to plan a path forward without forcing employees to either be vaccinated or possibly lose their job.
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Gov. Little declares this week Computer Science Education Week
This week is Computer Science Education Week.
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Best public high schools in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the best public high schools in Idaho using 2023 rankings from Niche.
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Critchfield announces total fundraising efforts
State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Debbie Critchfield announced her total fundraising efforts have reached $150,000.
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BYU-Idaho fall commencement to be held in person
Brigham Young University-Idaho’s 2021 Fall Semester Commencement will be the first in-person commencement held on campus since December 2019.
Continue Reading Wyoming fundraising to erase school lunch debt in state
More than 3,000 Wyoming youngsters will have their school lunch debt forgiven through an effort led by First Lady Jennie Gordon and others.
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D93 unveils anti-bullying, mental health help program
“If we expect students to learn well in school, we have to be able to take care of some of those basic needs that are necessities, and mental health is one of those things.”
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Hazmat team investigates suspicious device at Thunder Ridge
Bonneville School District 93 reports a suspicious looking device was found in a student’s backpack at Thunder Ridge High School Tuesday afternoon.
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Ybarra visits Highland High School
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra made a stop at Highland High School in Pocatello Tuesday afternoon.
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Wyoming State Board of Education adopts rules on school schedules, moves accountability rules forward
The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) voted to adopt the proposed Chapter 22 Rules governing School Schedules at its regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 19.
Continue Reading State Board of Education approves pending rules for submission to the legislature
The Idaho State Board of Education approved five education-related pending rules on Monday that will be submitted for consideration by the Idaho Legislature when it convenes in January.
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How student debt has grown in every state
StudySoup analyzed household debt statistics from the Federal Reserve of New York to understand how the average amount of student debt has grown across all 50 states.
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Colleges with the best ROI in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the colleges with best ROI in Idaho using data from a Georgetown University study.
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ISU student wins award at international research conference
Idaho State University student Gwyneth Donahue’s research on the wage gap existing between immigrant and native workers in the United States has earned her the award for Best Undergraduate Paper at the International Atlantic Economics Society conference.
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BYU-Idaho shows steady enrollment
Official Fall 2021 Semester enrollment totals at Brigham Young University-Idaho show steady enrollment among both campus and online students who are continuing to pursue their academic goals despite a world-wide pandemic.
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ISU receives $1.5 million to offer scholarships, increase rural mental health care
A $1.5 million investment from the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health will help Idaho State University increase the number of mental health providers in Idaho and improve access to health care in rural communities, through the creation of two new programs.
Continue Reading 2021 Youth Philanthropy grant awards announced at Teton High School
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with two Dual Enrollment Government classes at Teton High School, announced this year’s Youth Philanthropy grant winners at an awards assembly at Teton High School.
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Statewide results for fall 2021 Idaho Reading Indicator show improvement
Statewide results of Idaho’s early reading test, the Idaho Reading Indicator, show 51% of the state’s students in kindergarten through third grade are reading at grade level, up from 49.6% last fall.
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Reverse evacuation at Edahow Elementary
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 reports Edahow Elementary School was temporarily placed in a Reverse Evacuation and Hall Check once all learners and staff were back inside Monday.
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Westmark donates $1.5 million for Hillcrest stadium
A local high school is getting a big boost for a new football stadium.
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D93 to stay in yellow phase next week, cases trend up
Bonneville School District 93 will stay in the Moderate Risk phase next week, but the district’s numbers are starting to trend up.
Continue Reading D91 announces plan for CTE center
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees has given initial approval for the creation of a stand-alone Center for Career and Technical Education, which will fill a role in District 91’s efforts to prepare students for success beyond high school.
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SDE awards grant funds to help 16 Idaho schools upgrade kitchen equipment
The Idaho State Department of Education has awarded federal grant funding to help 16 Idaho schools purchase new equipment for their National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
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Local eighth grade social studies teacher goes above and beyond for Veterans Day
Eighth grade social studies teacher Jeff Cannon is helping his students understand the importance of Veteran’s day.
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Taylor’s Crossing receives cash award from Idaho Lottery
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A Bonneville County charter school got a big payoff Tuesday from the Idaho Lottery.
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Hillcrest High School set to rededicate its Freedom Shrine
A local high school is preparing to dedicate a shrine to our countries freedom.
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WDE seeks comment on driver education program rule changes
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is promoting changes to Chapter 39 for Driver Education Program Approval.
Continue Reading An 87-year-old grandmother from Sri Lanka has become the oldest person to earn a master’s degree at this university in Canada
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A grandmother of seven who emigrated from Sri Lanka has become the oldest person to earn a master’s degree at Canada’s York University — where she turned her passion for peace and learning into a political science degree. Varatha Shanmuganathan is 87, but her soul is as young and vibrant as
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D93 to stay in yellow phase next week
Bonneville School District 93 will stay in the Moderate Risk phase next week.
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Idaho colleges, universities to follow Biden vaccine orders
Idaho colleges and universities will abide by President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates even as the state fights the rules by joining a federal lawsuit.
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