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You would think that one of the main reasons you pick a certain college is the prospect of getting a job after graduation.

BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter is asking education leaders to come up with a five year plan for higher education ahead of the 2017 legislative session.

Charles Blow is a whining liberal. Charles Blow is looking for a reparations check. Charles Blow is a New York Times columnist with a fat paycheck and, yet.

As an early riser I enjoy the time change approaching this weekend as I always think I’m gaining an hour of sleep.

My dad told me a story about the days when bars were still called saloons.  As he explained it, when my grandparents were young the women didn’t go into the places.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education is optimistic that 60 percent of Idaho's young adults will have either a college degree or certificate by 2020.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education is considering linking funding for higher education to student success.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have introduced a new version of a college trustee zoning bill that would allow elected trustees to finish their term before new districts are implemented.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Senate panel has introduced legislation that would freeze college and university tuition for incoming freshman so they would pay the same rate for at least four academic years.

I get that as parents our job is to take care of our kids. We have to make sure they are safe and healthy all the time...but at what point (if any) do we need to release the reigns and stop keeping track of them.

The College of Southern Idaho Rodeo Team’s 38th annual Cowboy and Cowgirl Boxing Smoker is this Saturday night, Jan. 31 at CSI’s Eldon Evans Expo Center. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the matches begin at 8 p.m.

The State Board of Education wants to give Idaho teachers a big raise, but it's not a done deal, yet.  A couple years ago, the Governor's Task Force on Education, a bipartisan group of stakeholders from across the state, said Idaho was losing too many teachers to other states and professions with higher wages...

So - this is crazy. March Madness is coming up and the brackets are being filled out as I write this...and men are getting vasectomies to watch more March Madness games.

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — State education officials are giving Idaho universities and colleges more time to submit their student enrollment numbers, which have been calculated on the 10th day of each new semester for more than two decades. The Lewiston Tribune reports the plan approved Thursday will allow the schools to delay the counting of fall semester students until mid-October, while spring enroll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A company that officials say preyed on veterans for their education benefits by steering them to for-profit colleges has agreed to pay $2.5 million to 20 states, including Idaho, and turn over its website to the U.S...

Idaho ranks near the bottom, among U.S. states, for sending people to college and those students getting their degrees. Experts say that drags down the entire state's economy, but that could be changing. Every seat was filled at Taco Bell Arena on Saturday as Boise State University graduated the highest number of students ever. More than 2,400 degrees were handed out, which is a good sign, accordi

(AP) - Military officials say the body of U.S. Army soldier from Jerome will be turned over to his family at a private honorable transfer ceremony Friday at Magic Valley Regional Airport in Twin Falls. Twenty-seven-year-old Sgt. Daniel J. Brown died March 24 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan after he was injured when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

The dual credit program at the College of Southern Idaho for high school students is gaining popularity every year.  According to the Times News, this year more than 1500 high school students are enrolled in the dual-credit classes.

Top Story Podcast 8/2/11: First Hour - Birth Control for women...guaranteed, Steve Millington. Second hour - State Board Of Education member Ken Edmunds. Looking for an older show? Check the Top Story Podcast Archive.

When the state announced recently that Idaho’s junior colleges would be getting some extra money it came as somewhat of a surprise to many of the school officials.