The goal of the new program is for students to become biliterate in two languages, but the other side of this good news is that the district will have to collapse the school zone that feeds into Bickel right now.
In the Twin Falls School District, Superintendent Brady Dickinson says providing choices for students and parents is absolutely valuable, but he adds that state leaders need to careful in how they do it.
The Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, otherwise known as CAFE, is currently under construction in the heart of Idaho’s dairy industry.
According to the Idaho Department of Education, during the summer months, reaching children and families in need of help often becomes more challenging.
Students in their last year of high school are often tasked with completing a senior project. This includes charity events, community outreach and art projects. At Twin Falls High School, one senior shared her gifts to brighten the hallways.
The Hailey Police Department collects a little over seven pounds of prescription drugs from the community for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Barry Pate, who is the Dean of Career and Technical Education at the College of Southern Idaho, says there’s difficulty filling in vacant nurse positions in Idaho.
In college sports realignment news, the future of the Mountain West Conference is in serious jeopardy after Utah State University became the seventh member of the new Pac-12 Conference.
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have helped saved many people suffering from cardiac arrest, but a recent report by Investigate TV found that only 16 states in the country require schools to have AED’s on campus, and Idaho is not one of them.
Karlene Ashcroft, the community school coordinator, said community schools partner with community organizations and resources to provide comprehensive support for schools and families.
On Tuesday, Bickel Elementary of the Twin Falls School District, celebrated Constitution Day by engaging students in creating a classroom Bill of Rights that blended historical education and discussions about rights and responsibilities
The Twin Falls Police Department and the Twin Falls School District are working together to ramp up security on school campuses and ensure students’ safety.
According to the superintendent of Jerome School District, any school located within a mile and a half or less, is considered a walker, meaning they’d have to walk to aftercare after school, and for some, that means walking almost eight blocks.
