Idaho
Education
Idaho Shooting: Very Few School Incidents Committed by Girls
Authorities are investigating why a young girl opened fire at an Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings with a female suspect.
Law & Courts
Appeals Court Weighs Idaho Law Barring Transgender Female Students From Girls' Sports
The three-judge federal court panel reviews a lower-court ruling that blocked the controversial statute and said it was likely unconstitutional.
Education
Idaho Governor Signs 'Nondiscrimination' Education Bill
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed legislation aimed at preventing schools from “indoctrinating” students through teaching critical race theory.
Teaching Profession
Teacher Salaries Are Increasing. See How Your State Compares
The National Education Association warns that some of the progress in teacher pay could be jeopardized by the pandemic.
States
8 States Debate Bills to Restrict How Teachers Discuss Racism, Sexism
Proposed bills in several states aim to ban "divisive concepts."
Education
High Court Blocks Electronic-Signature Gathering for Idaho Education Initiative
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked an injunction that had allowed a group backing an Idaho education spending measure to collect electronic signatures because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Education
An Idaho School Reopens. Are Its Precautions the 'New Normal'?
A private pre-K-12 school in Idaho welcomes students back after its coronavirus shutdown, but with shortened days, a closed cafeteria, no bus service, and other signs that things aren't back to normal.
Equity & Diversity
This State Just Became the First to Restrict Transgender Student Athletes' Participation
Idaho became the first state in the country to prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports after Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act" into law Tuesday.
Student Well-Being
Pushback Over SEL Bubbles Up in Idaho
When Idaho education leaders pitched social-emotional learning training for teachers, some state lawmakers compared the plan to dystopian behavior control. Some walked out of the meeting.
Education
There's Pushback to Social-Emotional Learning. Here's What Happened in One State
When Idaho education leaders pitched social-emotional learning training for teachers, some state lawmakers compared the plan to dystopian behavior control. Some walked out of the meeting.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Idaho
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Education Funding
Which States Are Poised to Tackle Outdated K-12 Funding Formulas?
Buoyed by budget surpluses and prodded by teacher activism and legal challenges, legislators and governors are gearing up to tackle long-outdated K-12 funding formulas.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Idaho
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Children Will Listen: Teachers Must Hold Each Other Accountable
If we want to work towards true inclusivity, we must show that perpetuating oppressive beliefs, intentional or not, has a consequence on something or someone other than those oppressed.