Idaho legislators advanced a bill on Monday that would require parents to opt in to the state’s vaccine registry, rather than Idaho’s existing policy that lets them to opt their [...]
IDAHO FALLS — The EastIdahoNews.com team is highlighting different jobs in our area this year and and today, we’ll be workin’ it in a variety of professions. Have you ever [...]
By studying poopy water, Boise State University scientists can predict COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths before they’re even reported. They believe they’re the first people to publish research showing their artificial [...]
Idaho (IdahoEdNews.org) — From state-of-the-art engineering labs to cluttered automotive shops with dismantled diesel engines, Idaho is shifting millions of dollars toward classes that prepare high school students for industry [...]
Editor’s Note: Idaho is one of the nation’s fastest growing states. There are more trade careers and healthcare opportunities than ever before. And education leaders are beginning to pay attention. [...]
REXBURG — A local man has created vending machines full of Pokémon nostalgia and hopes to bring some fun to Rexburg. Vitor Miranda is originally from Brazil. He graduated from [...]
“Here comes another eagle in from the north,” stated a gentleman parked near the Camas National Wildlife Refuge headquarters last Tuesday evening. “It is the first one from the north, [...]
IDAHO FALLS — A favorite resident at the Idaho Falls Zoo has died, zoo officials announced on Thursday. “Butros, one of our beloved Aldabra tortoises, passed on earlier this month,” [...]
POCATELLO — Much of eastern Idaho woke to winter weather Saturday morning. The National Weather Service in Pocatello is predicting the snow to continue through Saturday. Temperatures around Pocatello, Blackfoot [...]
BINGHAM COUNTY — New information indicates a Bingham County deputy could be responsible for a fatal crash that happened Thursday, according to Idaho State Police. However, fault has not yet [...]
Legislators will try to weigh in on the University of Idaho’s proposed University of Phoenix purchase. The Senate State Affairs Committee will consider a resolution on the controversial $685 million [...]
Twelve of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee’s 20 members rebelled against the legislative committee’s co-chairs on Friday, going around committee leaders to pass new, standalone budgets that are in direct competition [...]
The following is a news release and photo from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS – Construction will begin to extend a City of Idaho Falls pathway along the [...]
All Idahoans should agree: the safety of our children is paramount. How we decide to protect them may differ from community to community. When it comes to guns in schools, [...]
Although he is prepared to work with whatever alterations legislators come up with, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said the changes that the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is making to the state’s [...]
LAVA HOT SPRINGS — People from all over the country will pour into a small east Idaho town for a winter celebration this weekend. The city of Lava Hot Springs [...]
A bill to expand contraception access in Idaho is making its way to the Senate floor after a public hearing in the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee Thursday afternoon. [...]
As a contentious and costly election year begins, Idaho Education News will follow the dollars. We plan to write regularly on fundraising and spending, as all 105 legislative seats are [...]
A tax credit bill that would divert $50 million from the state general fund to provide money to support private and religious schools will soon be considered in the Idaho [...]
Authorities respond to the scene of a reported building collapse near the Boise Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. ... Source link
Idaho Education News has already paid the University of Idaho $88.65 for a set of public records. We haven’t received the records. On Friday, we received a second bill for [...]
The Idaho Legislature’s House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted Wednesday to hold a potentially unconstitutional bill that would have allowed the state to seek the death penalty for convictions [...]
Superintendents statewide are already announcing their retirement, accepting new jobs, and tendering their resignations. The leadership shuffle in Idaho schools peaks each spring during prime hiring season, as trustees seek [...]
This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Jan. 31, 2024. An Ada County judge has rejected an open meetings lawsuit against the Idaho State Board of Education — a [...]
Two long-term substitutes are serving in place of two Democratic legislators in the Idaho House of Representatives during the 2024 legislative session in Boise. Marjorie Wilson, a licensed social worker, [...]
After a judge invalidated Idaho Falls School District’s $33 million levy, which would have funded a new elementary school, trustees are considering next steps — an effort complicated by the [...]
This story was originally published by Idaho Education News on Jan. 30, 2023. The Idaho House has put off a debate on a bill that would give school teachers the [...]
IDAHO FALLS — The last few weeks have seen a number of large, high-profile fires in eastern Idaho that have cause major monetary damages. But regional fire officials say overall, [...]
The House has put off a debate on a bill that would give school teachers the right to carry guns on campus. Rep. Ted Hill’s bill was scheduled for a [...]
This story was first published by Idaho Reports on Jan. 29, 2024. The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole on Monday denied a commutation recommendation for Thomas Creech, the state’s [...]
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on the state of Idaho changing health insurance providers for more than 25,000 state employees and over 35,000 of their [...]
The following is a news release and photo from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS — The City of Idaho Falls Water Division will be repairing a damaged fire [...]
Idaho House Bill 415 would remove local control from elected school boards to determine which, if any, staff would be allowed to carry firearms on campus. The legislation would allow [...]
The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday that would require mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of trafficking fentanyl. Following more than an hour of debate among [...]
The following is a news release from Idaho State University. POCATELLO –– Idaho State University welcomed Dr. Robert Wagner as its 14th president on Monday. Wagner brings a long history [...]
Adam Li teachers Mandarin Chinese, a notoriously difficult language for English speakers to learn. And yet, thousands of high school students have chosen to take his class at Renaissance High [...]
Editor’s note: Read our story on Tuesday about how Idaho chose the new health insurer for state employees and their family members. And how “trade secrets” shaped the process. Idaho’s [...]
The pruning of young shade trees to enable development of strong, healthy tree structure is a frequently overlooked practice. Here are a few tips to help you improve the life [...]
Not as many Idaho students are graduating on time as state education leaders would like, but some schools have met and exceeded those high hopes, and others are closing in. [...]
Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents [...]
IDAHO FALLS — A large contingent of police officers and emergency responders are on the scene of major crash and vehicle fire on U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls. The [...]
The number of Idaho’s SAT test-takers declined sharply in 2023, and scores improved markedly. Last spring, only 64% of the state’s juniors took the college entrance exam on the school-sponsored SAT [...]
Maegan Hanson became a librarian because of her love of reading. Her favorite part of her job is helping people discover their next favorite book. Hanson is the Buhl Public [...]
University of Idaho women’s volleyball players accused their head coach of physical and mental abuse, bullying and body shaming, allegedly wanting their bodies to “be a certain way” throughout a [...]
A bill that would impose mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of trafficking fentanyl is heading to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives for a vote, where it [...]
An Idaho Republican is again working on legislation to change legal definitions of terms relating to hot-button topics in state code. On Tuesday morning, Rep. Julianne Young, R-Blackfoot, introduced legislation [...]
Erik Finman | Courtesy photo. Finman speaks with EastIdahoNews.com reporter Nate Eaton in the video player above. IDAHO FALLS — He dropped out of high school when he was 15, [...]
IDAHO FALLS — Parents who have preschool in their child’s future are invited to a free event this weekend that can help make life a bit easier for them. A [...]
Direct care workers are the unsung heroes of our health care system. These are the compassionate individuals who provide care for the elderly and people with disabilities. They are the [...]
The following is a news release from AAA Idaho. BOISE – Don’t look now, but Idaho gas prices are below the $3 mark for the first time since March 2021. [...]