Carly Flandro

Carly Flandro reports from her hometown of Pocatello. A former English teacher, she covers K-12 education in East Idaho and statewide. You can email her at carly@idahoednews.org.

Bond and levy results: Salmon bond passes, breaking streak of 12 failures

Measures pass in Salmon, Mountain View, and West Ada; McCall’s bond and West Bonner’s levy fail.

Close and unlikely election wins add to $116 million for schools

Voters approved 35 of 45 school funding measures. Here’s a closer look at some of the most compelling outcomes. 

Pocatello mom says advocating for her child with disabilities has been a ‘daunting’ task

She’s one of many parents statewide who are frustrated with their local school’s special education program.

Idaho Falls spent tens of thousands on attorneys for two recent cases

That’s according to invoices obtained through a public records request.

Idaho Falls staff reels from board decisions to cut jobs, change schedules

Trustees slash budget after realizing the district was overspending by about $4 million annually.

Pocatello trustees to patrons: $33 million bond no longer needed

Just-passed legislation will funnel about $43 million to the district, enough to rebuild the burned Highland High without taxpayer help.

North Gem’s next superintendent lacks some required qualifications

The news comes after Branden Durst was denied a superintendency at West Bonner due to missing qualifications.