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 ...

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.

A far-reaching bill to include civics instruction into state law made its debut Monday. “We are reinforcing patriotism,” said Senate President Pro Tem Kelly Anthon, R-Rupert, as he introduced the ...

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 ...

Democrat Becky Sundin on Thursday announced she is running for Idaho superintendent of public instruction.

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