schools

First staff shortages in service industries took a big hit. Next and most recently the airlines were forced to cancel tons of flights due to airline staff out sick mostly due to the pandemic. Now it is hitting our school system.

Was the town a school was in an important factor in your decision?

Growing up, did you ever wish that you could review what your high school experience was like? Apparently, Google lets you do exactly that!

As your kids grow-up, you want them to have the opportunity to experience the best of everything. The best education, the best teachers, the best extracurricular opportunities, the best school sports.

There is a lot of pride in the Gem State. If you live in Idaho, you love Idaho. Depending on how long you've been here or how much reading you've done about the state, you may know some local history, but how much do you know? Do you know enough about Idaho to pass a very basic 4th-grade quiz...

Had it not been for a life saving tip from my aunt, a former nurse, there's no way that I would've passed Biology II my sophomore year.

When I first came to the Treasure Valley, schools weren't of great importance to me. My kids were pretty much done with high school, so we didn't base our home search on the best school districts like we had done in the past. Then, out of nowhere, a baby...

A website called greatschools.org, they are an independent non-profit that use a variety of indicators and metrics from schools to give a well-rounded picture of how effectively each school serves its students. What are the schools in the Treasure Valley that need the most help or have the most room for improvement?

A website called greatschools.org, they are an independent non-profit that use a variety of indicators and metrics from schools to give a well-rounded picture of how effectively each school serves its students. Did your old school or your child's school make the list of perfect ranked schools in the area?

I'm not who I am today without two of my teachers. I may have not grown up here, but extraordinary teachers like this exist all over the country including here in the Treasure Valley. Which teachers had an impact on your life? These are 18 of them that you took the time to recognize!