AUGUST 2025 | Education eNewsletter, Idaho Public Television | | |
We're Still Here!
You have likely heard in news that public media nationwide will no longer receive funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
PBS is still here. PBS KIDS is still here. And Idaho Public Television continues to create local programs like Outdoor Idaho and provide high-quality in-person educational resources to families and schools around the state. Our IdahoPTV Education team of passionate early childhood educators continue to do what they do best: serve Idaho’s families with FREE resources and content to support literacy, math, and science skills and to prepare Idaho kids for success in school and in life.
Federal funding for Idaho Public Television—about $2 million, or 25% of the private funds raised by the Friends of Idaho Public Television each year—supported a great deal of our work. Despite this loss, with your support Idaho Public Television can continue to provide these popular programs and vital services throughout the state. Read more >>
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NEW: Idaho Jobs Explained
In partnership with Idaho Workforce Development Council, the Idaho Department of Education, and Next Steps Idaho, we're launching an innovative new project to help teenagers and young adults explore in-demand careers across Idaho. Through a monthly video series, educational resources, and social media content, Idaho Jobs Explained highlights various industries, featuring real employees and career pathways.
| | We take viewers inside real workplaces, where host Matthew Baltzell works alongside employees and interviews professionals at different stages of their careers. Between episodes, shorter social media videos offer career advice, soft skills tips, and practical tools to support every step of the journey. | | | | |
Meridian, Idaho, Illustrator Honored for Work on PBS KIDS Game
Yolanda Martinez, illustrator for Curious Media in Nampa, Idaho, had almost given up on her passion for art before getting a job at the creative services company. Fred Rogers' Productions hired Curious Media to create graphics for their game "Cousin Hodie Playdate," which won an Emmy. Read More >>
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Weippe, Lapwai, Burley, and More
We hosted a fun Frontier Days event in Weippe, where we made rag dolls, horses on a stick, and GORP snacks, decorated bandanas, constructed a giant floor puzzle, and made faux leather vests in the style of Carl the Collector. We talked about Lewis and Clark, pioneer days, railroad history.
| | Students from TRIO Upward Bound toured the Idaho Public Television studios in July, meeting with producers, directors, videographers, and engineers. | | | | | SPARK Summer Camp Family Night in Burley (above). This teacher and her students color our traveling PBS KIDS banner during a break in educational activities. Lapwai "Color Our World" event (left). | | FOR EDUCATORS, Pre-K to Grade 12 | | | | |
NEW: I Feel
I Feel is a new series of FREE resources for educators to support children ages 3-8 in building emotional awareness. In each segment, children name an emotion, and an expert defines it using simple, age-appropriate language.
Kids learn to identify, describe, and understand their feelings, helping them develop tools for healthy emotional growth.
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Sewage: August Science Trek
Each month, Science Trek looks at a different topic, with short videos available on the free PBS App. In August, we look at sewage!
Find facts, games, links, a podcast, books, and teacher resources aligned to Idaho and national science standards at ScienceTrek.org.
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Podcast
Check out Science Trek: The Podcast, hosted by Idaho elementary school students Evie and Garrett, where scientists answer kids' science questions.
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NEW: Youth Media Opportunities
Join PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) for a three-part, virtual back-to-school series! Learn more about FREE opportunities, teaching strategies, and get your questions answered face-to-face with the SRL team and seasoned educators.
Come to one session or all three: sign up here!
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Check out our Event Schedule for information on free events
around Idaho where you will find the experienced educators
on our IdahoPTV Education team.
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