Devin Bodkin
Application requirement resumes for free and reduced-price meals
There is no deadline for applying, but the SDE is encouraging families to do so before the start of the 2022-23 school year to confirm their eligibility.
Shut down that troubled charter school? Not so fast.
There are a lot of moving parts to consider when shutting down any school.
Two new charters awarded $1 million
Gem Prep Twin Falls and Tamarack-based Mountain Community Charter School will use the money to help with startup costs.
State leaders begin closure protocols for embattled charter school
“It’s a process that hasn’t been used in a long time, and hopefully won’t be used for a long time to come, but we are working to protect student and taxpayer interests as best we can,” one state charter school leader said.
Idaho Falls to pay off bond debt early, considers asking for another
The East Idaho district plans to ask local voters for another bond issue for a new high school and other structural upgrades.
West Ada trustees OK’d a 20% raise for superintendent
Trustees approved a new contract for Derek Bub on April 11, board minutes show. But the approval followed no discussion and was included in the meeting’s consent agenda, which trustees typically use to OK a cluster of non-controversial items through a single vote.
Tax hikes hit property owners — and growing school districts
Inflated property taxes across Idaho have families — and some school leaders — on their toes.
Eligibility for subsidized school meals fell by almost half in Idaho since 2015
An improving economy and nixed paperwork requirements played a big part, but that doesn’t mean actual need for free and reduced-price meals for those living in poverty has diminished by that much.
Uvalde shooting’s impacts on Idaho poised to play out over summer break, and beyond
“We’re still learning what happened,” said Guy Bliesner, a regional analyst for Idaho’s school safety and security program, which reviews and recommends safety protocols at Idaho’s public K-12 campuses.
Idaho charter leaders and parents blast federal proposal
Idaho charter school advocates are pushing back. “Mother knows best. Let us choose,” one parent’s sign read.