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A longtime teacher at a northern Idaho elementary school has been indicted on charges of sexual abuse of a child and lewd conduct with a minor.

Starting teacher pay will increase to $40,000 annually in a move Idaho lawmakers hope will attract and keep more teachers in the state.

A southeast Idaho teacher accused of feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students will be tried in his own community next month.

An Idaho teacher accused of feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty.

The incident took place last Wednesday, March 7, just after school was dismissed for the day.

An Idaho jury acquitted a former Sandpoint high school teacher of charges accusing her of having sex with a 16-year-old male student.

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A school district in Nevada is considering tightening its social media policies for student-staff interactions after a teacher's recent arrest on sex charges.

Today is National Teacher Day. Twin Falls School District and surrounding cities are celebrating their hard working, dedicated teachers.

CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — A former speech therapist at a Caldwell elementary school has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor injury to a child.

A Nampa teacher show kids in his biology class, at their request, how to kill, skin and prepare of rabbit.   Naturally, the school district officials and some parents have a problem with a teacher actually teaching a worthwhile lesson to their snowflakes...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A state task force says reforming Idaho's teaching certification must be tied to increasing salaries in order to attract and retain quality teachers in public schools.

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A 31-year-old eastern Idaho woman police say had inappropriate sexual contact with teenage boy has been charged with two felonies.

With almost 2,300 votes so far, the action has been brisk but we're in the home stretch. Time is running out to vote for the Magic Valley Teacher of the Year! At last check Jerome High School's Scott Burton had taken the lead, but Wendell Middle School's Travis Robison and Filer Intermediate's Kent Snow were hot on his heels. Voting deadline is May 28th, 2013 at midnight.

The nominations are in! It was quite a task to narrow all of them down to just ten educators... but here they are: your Top 10 Magic Valley Teachers! Vote for the teacher you think deserves to win.

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A Cassia County jury has acquitted a former Oakley high school teacher of charges he sexually abused a 14-year-old student in a classroom closet in 2007. Alvin Andrew was charged in September 2011 with two counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 and one felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under 16...

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A trial is again underway for a former Oakley teacher charged with sexually abusing a student. Prosecutors say 62-year-old Alvin Andrew had sexual contact with a 14-year-old in May 2007. A trial was set to begin in June, but Cassia County 5th District Judge Michael Crabtree declared a mistrial after a court reporter heard a jury commissioner make inappropriate comments to the

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A former Castleford High School teacher has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and five years of probation for secretly videotaping high school girls who showered in his hotel bathroom during an FFA convention in Moscow...

A former Castleford High School teacher faces sentencing in June after accepting a plea agreement after being accused of videotaping high school girls in his hotel room.  34 year old Roger Wells was charged with video voyeurism in December after police say a boyfriend of one of the girls found a video camera in the bathroom of Wells’ hotel room where the girls were showering.

The Idaho Legislature is entering enters its final push in 2012, but the Senate and House still have big-ticket bills to reconcile before heading home, including legislation on tax cuts and teacher salaries.  Several controversial measures may end up on the cutting room floor in lieu of higher priority legislation.

(AP) - Legislation headed to the Idaho Senate aims to clarify when parental involvement will become a factor in teaching evaluations. At least half of an Idaho teacher's job evaluation will be based on student achievement starting July 1, and what parents think will also count, as part of new education changes that were signed into law last year.