BOISE, Idaho, July 7 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Statewide results from the spring Idaho Reading Indicator show that more than two-thirds of all Idaho students in kindergarten through third grade were reading at grade level by the end of the school year, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said. "That means these students' reading skills improved by more than 17 percentage points since the school year started, showing that their teache  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 7 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks public comment on a proposed settlement action with Conger Management Group, Inc. for violations of the 2022 construction general permit for discharges from construction activities. Conger Management Group, Inc. obtained coverage under Permit IDR1002S3 as an operator at the Edington Commons Subdivision in Meridian, Idaho. DEQ alleges Conger   more

BOISE, Idaho, July 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on July 6, 2022: Governor Brad Little announced today two changes to his senior staff and the recent addition of a new press secretary. Jamie Neill started Tuesday as the Governor's new Policy Director. Neill will lead a team of policy advisors to advance the Governor's priorities for Idaho. Neill had been the Director of Government Affairs for the Idaho Medical Association since 2020 after working ni  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, July 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho Center for Secure and Dependable Systems (CSDS) has earned another $4.46 million toward cybersecurity training scholarships, preparing students to work at the highest levels of government through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program (SFS). Idaho's cybersecurity jobs have increased 160% since 2015, according to the Idaho Department o  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 8 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Mary Hardbarger Entomologist Arash Rashed has been named the new director of Virginia Tech's Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, effective July 1. Rashed comes to the university from the University of Idaho, where he most recently served as an associate professor and the Idaho State integrated pest management coordinator in the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Nematolog  more