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People who enjoy the outdoors can now get new technical certificates for outdoor activities this fall from the College of Southern Idaho.

Idaho was one of eight states recently awarded grant money to enhance out-of-school programs.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Education officials say thousands of science, technology, engineering and math jobs are going unfilled each year in Idaho due to a lack of skilled workers. The Lewiston Tribune reports that education officials told the state Legislature's joint budget committee last week that 7,000 STEM jobs went unfilled in Idaho last year — double the number from the prior year...

The search is on for the next president of Boise State University with a series of open-ear sessions scheduled for the public to provide input.

It could be said she’s one of the two most powerful people in the state, maybe even more so than the Governor.

The head of an Idaho business lobbying group says he overstepped when stating what Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter will propose during the 2018 legislative session.

Results from a Brigham Young University survey shows that most students think the Mormon-owned school needs to do more to educate them about sexual assault.

Find links to the latest unofficial results from elections around the Magic Valley. Polls will close at 8 p.m. with results to follow shortly.

Magic Valley voters will head to the polls this November to elect city council members while several school districts will be asking voters to approve funding.

Parents by the millions are expected to choose faith-based education.

The Idaho State Board of Education has announced that more than 20,000 high school students have been admitted to Idaho's public colleges and universities.

Two teachers in the Twin Falls School District have recently been awarded grants to supply more reading material in their classrooms.

State Board of Education Vice President Debbie Critchfield says the number of certified teachers graduating from Idaho universities have remained steady, but it's "more of a distribution problem." With about 70 percent of Idaho schools consider rural, certified teachers are not choosing these areas.

College of Southern Idaho students who are seeking an agriculture-related degree, including a few who may not have even been born yet, have a new friend.

Idaho educators will be better prepared to help students prepare for college and careers after attending a conference in early September.

If you’re an eager student – or have one at home – who is interested in getting a head start on college, you might be interested in the following:

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Second-grade teachers at Rock Creek Elementary School recently received a combined grant totaling $9,900 for the purchase of STEM kits.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Two area middle schools will have new associate principals this school year.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – The public is invited to the grand opening of Twin Falls’ newest school – South Hills Middle School.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – A new principal has been hired for Vera C. O’Leary Middle School.