April 16, 2003

 

"IDAHO'S GOLD" TO PREMIER STATEWIDE
Education News Magazine Features Idaho's Educators and Students

Boise - Idaho's MOST, "Maximizing Opportunities for Students and Teachers," announces the premier showing of "Idaho's Gold," a video documentary featuring just a few of Idaho's many exceptional teachers in their classrooms. The documentary will air across the state on Saturday evening, April 19, 2003.

Those in southwest Idaho can view the show at 6:30 p.m. on KTVB. Please check your local listings for the following areas: KTFT in the Magic Valley area, KPVI in eastern Idaho, and KREM in northern Idaho. The video news magazine features Idaho's students and educators from kindergarten classes to college student teaching programs. More than a dozen classrooms in the Coeur d 'Alene area, Moscow, Lewiston, Cascade, Eagle, Boise, Meridian, Jerome, Twin Falls, Pocatello and Idaho Falls were recorded for the program. "Idaho's children are Idaho's gold," said Jim Hammond, Idaho's MOST Chair and Vice President of the Idaho State Board of Education. "I believe deeply in the importance of teaching. It is time to elevate respect for the teaching profession and this documentary, which is being broadcast on television stations throughout the state, is a fitting affirmation of Idaho's teachers."

Idaho's MOST, an initiative of the Idaho State Board of Education, is funded by grants from the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Idaho's MOST was created by the State Board, in partnership with the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF), to review and revise teaching policy in the following areas: new teacher preparation, certification and licensing, professional development, and the teaching environment. For more information, visit Idaho MOST's website here