As part of a multi-year examination of what's taught in local schools, the Blaine County School District is looking for parents and community members to participate in the review process of its arts and social studies programs. 

Blaine County students are less proficient in reading and math than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according 2021 results of the Idaho Standards Achievement Test released earlier this month.

A Blaine County school board special meeting to vote on mask mandates lasted just minutes on Tuesday as a group of maskless protestors spurred Chairman Keith Roark to end the session before it could begin in earnest.

Jim Foudy may be the new face and public spokesman of the Blaine County School District, but it’s the behind-the-scenes work that excites him the most.

Sun Valley is world renowned for its arts. But it must start somewhere, and local schools do a great job of inspiring students to follow their artistic passions. Both Wood River High School and Middle School have stellar band and theater departments, with much to offer this upcoming year.

With sports in the Wood River Valley coming back after the 2020 pandemic, the 2021 fall sports season is right around the corner.

The Wood River Women’s Foundation will for the first time award a $200,000 “focus grant” to a local nonprofit organization geared up to help bridge the education “opportunity gap” exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Blaine County School District board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a budget for the 2021-22 school year. But that budget is still flexible, Chairman Keith Roark noted, as the board has the ability to make adjustments at its upcoming July meeting.

The Blaine County School District kicked off its summer programming last week, with a variety of camps, academic enrichment programs and tutoring offerings to follow.

Gov. Brad Little last week agreed to partner with Western Governors University to expand access to online college.

As the skyrocketing cost of housing in the Wood River Valley continues to push the prospect of owning or renting a home out of reach for a growing number of local workers, the Blaine County School District is creating a working group to address the lack of affordable housing options for scho…

Wood River High School will adopt a trimester schedule in the fall, the Blaine County School District board of trustees determined Tuesday night, walking back a planned shift to a quarter system due to technical challenges with the district’s school management software.

Fritz Peters hadn’t ever really considered a career in education—until he realized he had been doing it his whole life.

Alex Bellflower was, in the words of his classmates and teachers, many things.

The Blaine County School District and Blaine County Education Association reached a tentative consensus on updating the district’s master agreement last week, after weeks of at-times tense negotiations.