PCSD 25 secondary hybrid schedule adjusted
Earlier this week, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees directed a survey to be sent out to staff and families.…
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Idaho State University COVID-19 case numbers down again
Idaho State University is again going the opposite direction of the rest of the state when it comes to positive cases of…
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Idaho higher education enrollment is down
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – When the public health crisis began last spring, early projections suggested college enrollment in Idaho and nationwide…
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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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Black Canyon Middle School principal named
Craig Miller has been selected as the principal for Black Canyon Middle…
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D93 board approves changes to reopening plan
The Bonneville School District School Board approved changes to the district’s reopening plan Wednesday.…
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Provost Woodworth-Ney announces plans to leave ISU
Executive Vice President and Provost Laura Woodworth-Ney announced her plans to leave Idaho State University and pursue other career opportunities.…
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“Future Tech Learning Center” coming to CEI
College of Eastern Idaho has been awarded a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration grant to design and build a 90,000 square foot career…
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Strong Families, Strong Students program deadline set for Friday
Due to the overwhelming response from Idaho families applying for Governor Brad Little’s Strong Families, Strong Students program, the Office of…
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PCSD 25 to continue current schedule for first 6 weeks of second trimester
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees took action Monday to continue the current instructional model for at least the first six…
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Fourth-graders meet IF Mayor to learn election process
Before Tuesday’s historic elections, there are still lessons to be learned about the political…
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Multi-million dollar public-private partnership approved at University of Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho State Board of Education approved a $225 million public-private partnership (P3) agreement between the…
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ISU students attend operations training at Chernobyl in Ukraine
Five students from the Idaho State University College of Technology Nuclear Operations Technology Program were given the opportunity to travel to…
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ISU professor Henry Oh named U.S. Professor of the Year
Idaho State University College of Technology Health Occupations Department Chair and Clinical Professor Henry Oh was recognized as U.S. Professor of…
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TCSD #1 surpasses 100,000 meals served
Teton County School District #1 announced this week it served its 100,000th free meal since March…
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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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ISU opens distance learning classrooms at area high schools
Thanks to new distance learning classrooms, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, Malad and Rockland high school students can now take Idaho State University courses…
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District 93 riding budget roller-coaster
Bonneville School District #93 auditors report COVID-19 had a number of different impacts on district operations this year. The fiscal year ended…
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Rendezvous Upper Elementary serves as pilot project for COVID-testing
On October 19, Kristin Weston, principal of Rendezvous Upper Elementary School in Driggs, announced to her staff that they have the chance to…
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Students compete in food drive to help local families
Students donated more than 6,000 cans of food so…
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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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Idaho program to help students with education needs
The State Board of Education has approved a third-party contract to facilitate a new “Strong Families Idaho program.…
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ISU undergraduate enrollment down, graduate enrollment up
Idaho State University’s total student enrollment for the Fall 2020 semester is 11,786, a 7.5% decline in undergraduate students and a 6.9%…
Continue Reading Board of Education approves partial wavier of senior project graduation requirement
The Idaho State Board of Education voted Wednesday to extend a partial waiver of the Board rule requiring high school seniors complete a senior…
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CEI to use grant for new career and technical facility
College of Eastern Idaho has been awarded a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration grant to design and build an 80,000 square foot career…
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Pocatello High School mascot selections narrowed down
Pocatello High School is moving forward with the selection of a new mascot.…
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Idaho Education Association launches anonymous health hotline for educators
Educators across Idaho will now be able to anonymously report situations and activities that put the health of educators and students at risk.…
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Rare nuclear reactor at ISU gets big upgrade
Idaho State University is celebrating a big upgrade to their incredibly rare nuclear…
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Idaho OKs contract to distribute low-income education money
Idaho has approved a contract with Florida-based vendor ClassWallet to distribute $50 million in federal coronavirus emergency money to low-income…
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Idaho experiencing “shecession” as local moms take brunt of economic crisis
Moms are taking the brunt of the economic crisis, leading some to call this a…
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No class Monday in West Ada district due to teacher shortage
A school district in Idaho has canceled school Monday due to a teacher shortage after hundreds called out in sick in protest of in-person instruction…
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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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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…
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Bengals invited to participate in Holt Arena History Walk
All Bengals and the public is invited to commemorate 50 years of the most iconic building on Idaho State University’s campus with the Holt Arena…
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D93 transportation suspended for secondary schools until Oct. 13
Bonneville School District 93 Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme announced Sunday the district does not have enough bus drivers to drive all the bus…
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Driggs Elementary School to reopen Monday
Driggs Elementary will welcome its students back to school on Monday, Oct. 5, as planned. The school had been closed on Wednesday and Thursday of…
Continue Reading Governor’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee directs another $6 million to higher education
The Governor’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee (CFAC) voted Friday to direct another $6 million in federal relief funds to higher…
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Superintendent explains District 91 board decision
In District 91, 126 students are currently self-isolating under parental guidance and 290 and have been ordered to self-quarantine by the 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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Eames Complex dedication set Friday
Governor Brad Little and ISU President Kevin Satterlee will be among those on hand Friday for the formal dedication of the Eames Innovation Complex.…
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District 91 high schools to move to hybrid schedule
Idaho Falls, Skyline, and Compass Academy schools will move into a Stage 3/Yellow hybrid schedule beginning October…
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BYU-Idaho warns of campus closure if COVID-19 cases increase
Brigham Young University Idaho has issued a warning of a potential campus closure if COVID-19 cases continue to…
Continue Reading ISU COVID-19 cases jump
Idaho State University saw a big jump in COVID-19 cases this week, almost doubling the numbers from last…
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D25 recall effort gaining ground
An effort is gaining ground to recall three board members from the Pocatello/Chubbuck school…
Continue Reading PCSD 25 to release COVID-19 weekly case status report
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 has introduced a weekly COVID-19 case status report on its website.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 hits Teton school district hard
The Teton School District #401 is reporting that 77 of its students and staff are currently in quarantine due to…
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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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Fairview Elementary School recognized as National Blue Ribbon School
Fairview Elementary School in the Bonneville Joint District was recognized as an Exemplary High Performing School, among Idaho’s highest performing…
Continue Reading K-12 enrollment in Utah drops by 2K students amid pandemic
Enrollment at public schools in Utah has declined as the coronavirus pandemic pushes some parents to homeschool their children and make other…
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Jefferson School District revises Back-To-School plan
Jefferson School District 251 Superintendent Chad Martin announced the board of trustees revised the district’s Back-To-School plan at an emergency…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading Compass Academy student tests positive for COVID-19
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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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