The statistics for suicide in Idaho are glaring, and when you know that each data point represents a child and a grieving family, they are tragic. Our statewide, open discussions about suicide awareness, prevention and subsequent postvention are ongoing and taking more prominence.
(BOISE) – Two Idaho students will have their artwork featured on the Idaho Department of Education’s 2023 holiday card contest.
(BOISE) – Two exceptional high school seniors have been selected to represent Idaho at the prestigious 62nd annual United State Senate Program, to be held March 2 – 9 in Washington D.C.
(BOISE) – The Idaho Department of Education is seeking input from educational stakeholders in preparation for a Request for Proposal (RFP) to overhaul the state’s early literacy assessment, the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI).
(BOISE) – Recent three-year cohort data from Idaho’s early literacy test, the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI), suggests that Idaho students are starting each school year with greater proficiency rates with less evidence of learning loss during summer months.
(BOISE) – The Idaho Department of Education will begin work on revising the state’s Special Education Manual following an inquiry this fall from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
(BOISE) – The Idaho Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Programs has published updated lists of Centers and Family Day Care Homes that participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
(BOISE) – Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced today that Idaho will receive grant funding to expand existing community school programs across the state.