In other news, a new bill would mandate at least 20 minutes of daily outdoor recess in elementary school, “guaranteeing every ...

Surprising no one, Idaho’s longest serving legislator is seeking a 15th term. House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, was first elected in 1998. He hopes to continue banging his oversized, Nordic-inspired ...

Twenty-six Idahoans have filed to run for U.S. Congress. Republican congressmen Sen. Jim Risch, Rep. Russ Fulcher and Rep.

Caldwell trustees hired Mountain View High School Principal Jeremy Montoya to be the district’s next superintendent. The school board hired Montoya after a seven-hour executive session and ...

In other Friday news, a pair of new bills would revamp a disputed 2024 library law, and budget-writers remain at loggerheads ...

EdNews will provide updates throughout the week. It’s filing week in Idaho. Candidates are officially declaring for 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature and seven statewide offices. The filing period ...

Former West Ada teacher Sara Inama last month asked the U.S. District Court of Idaho to declare that a state law passed last year prohibiting display of certain flags and banners violates the U.S.

Becky Sundin announced Thursday she is running for Idaho superintendent of public instruction as a Democrat. Sundin, a Nampa resident, was the 2018 Idaho Teacher of the Year. She has lived and taught ...

Brigham Young University-Idaho is reporting another on-campus enrollment increase — more than 5% growth. Winter enrollment at the Rexburg-based university totaled 23,708, up from 22,501 the previous ...

Idaho’s culture warriors can’t resist micromanaging the public school system. Each year they propose bills to prohibit or require numerous actions by our teachers. Bans against teaching subjects such ...

Around the same time, national data showed Idaho ranking 46th in the country for kindergarten readiness. At first glance, ...