Devin Bodkin
Several new online learning programs will live on after the pandemic
School leaders say shutdowns exposed a need they were unaware of — “It has been a whole new world for us.”
Blackfoot braces for $23.9 million bond issue
The district hopes to turn an elementary school into a career technical high school and build another elementary school nearby.
Homeschooling during a pandemic can work. Just ask this mother of 13.
“That’s the big take away through this whole pandemic,” said Janet Cox, who’s found success in homeschooling her kids. “There’s no one-size-fits-all model.”
Charter schools added thousands while statewide enrollment dropped
Mostly virtual and new charters netted 5,118 kids during the disruptive pandemic.
It wasn’t Santa at our door, but it might as well have been
It was our third-grader’s beloved teacher. Their relationship is the real deal, and a big deal during this pandemic.
Idaho’s average teacher salary drops by nearly $900
The decline follows five years of increases under the state’s career ladder salary law.
K-12 enrollment is down by nearly 3,200 students
Despite the state’s first enrollment decline in decades, several virtual schools tallied unprecedented growth.
Pocatello-Chubbuck stays with modified learning plan
The board will meet again in mid-February to revisit the path forward.
Oneida superintendent Rich Moore to retire in June
He created Idaho’s largest online school, which added 4,500 new students this year.
Nampa superintendent’s one-time payments concerned two trustees
Paula Kellerer gave herself and staff members coronavirus-related stipends without first getting board approval. A string of emails between two board members illustrates confusion.