Emma Epperly

Emma came to us from The Spokesman Review. She graduated from Washington State University with a B.A. in journalism and heads up our North Idaho Bureau.

Coeur d’Alene to address childcare shortage with preschool program

The new program ensures more students are kindergarten-ready, and serves as a recruitment and retention tool for teachers and district employees.

State revokes six teaching certificates for sexual assault, drug abuse and porn

The Professional Standards Commission also suspended six others educators and issued seven letters of reprimand.

Idaho’s lieutenant governor addresses Coeur d’Alene business leaders

Scott Bedke touted Idaho Launch and pushed for better teacher pay.

Idaho charter schools receive nearly $7 million from federal grant program

Four schools received the funds to help them provide 1,895 seats.

School leaders grapple with AI use and policies for teachers and students

Some are rolling out artificial intelligence tools in classrooms, while others are still in the consideration stages.

More than a thousand CDA patrons and students sign petition against restrictive cellphone ban

The North Idaho district has one of the more stringent policies in the state.

Clark Fork senior projects in line with Critchfield’s pitch to lawmakers

The Idaho Department of Education wants to update graduation requirements to reflects the growing diversity of paths students take after high school.

NIC president hopes upcoming meeting with accreditor results in being ‘pulled from the precipice’

Nick Swayne will make his case that the college has addressed all the outstanding issues.

Lakeland trustees approve running a $7.5 million levy in split vote

District officials plan millions in cuts with or without the levy.