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Two West Bonner trustees abandon raucous, hours-long meeting over Durst contract
A new draft cuts the contract’s most unusual line items.
West Bonner trustees to consider Durst’s contract tonight
The contract includes a six-figure salary, plus compensation for a car and housing.
Idaho students are hitting historic lows in math, so educators are teaming up to help
Supported by State Board grants, three university programs aim to tackle learning gaps made worse by the pandemic.
Durst plans to lead West Bonner under a provisional certificate
He’s missing a required qualification but some workarounds mean he can still serve as superintendent.
‘Alarming’ test scores and inaccurate histories: Tribal leaders call for action in Idaho classrooms
Critchfield says State Department can ‘do better’ when it comes to Native American education.
Chronic absenteeism is on the rise among Idaho students
More than 60,000 students habitually missed class last school year.
In their own words: New video series, made for Idaho classrooms, highlights tribal youth
The teens will be celebrated at a red carpet film premiere Saturday. The event is free and open to the public.
‘Urgent disparities’ persist in Native American education, and state efforts to help have been underwhelming
The data shows alarming achievement gaps, but progress toward closing them is minimal — or nonexistent.
Idaho schools offer piecemeal efforts to upend decades of Native American miseducation
Some are at the forefront, innovating new approaches. Others lag far behind, with little more than a fourth-grade unit on tribes.
Boarding schools’ complicated legacy still haunts Native American communities
SPECIAL SERIES: Tribes, teachers, and federal agencies are working to undo that history and make classrooms a place where Native Americans are seen and celebrated.