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.

West Bonner settles lawsuit with former superintendent Branden Durst

The North Idaho district did not respond to requests from EdNews for the settlement amount.

Kootenai Bridge Academy is an outlier, but school leaders say their model works

They reside in a refurbished health club and go at their own pace.

Districts and charters continue to break records by squirreling away millions

Schools save nearly 23% as much as they have to spend.

Lakeland board re-elects chair and vice-chair, welcomes new trustee

Trustees voted to maintain the status quo in board leadership.

Spelling it out: Online Schools

Spelling it Out: Online Schools In Idaho, 32 public virtual schools serve more than 18,500 students, a growing trend since the COVID-19 pandemic. Some families see online public school as a homeschooling hybrid. Others use virtual programs to flex around a busy sports schedule, or to fit the needs of struggling students. For example, Idaho…

Idaho’s average teacher salary increases more than 5%

The number climbed to over $66,000 this school year.

Four Idaho charters to split millions in federal funds

At least 5,900 new charter school seats will be created with the funds.

Career Ready Students grant helps revamp Kellogg CTE program

The northern Idaho district was one of 68 local education agencies that received state funds this month to establish or expand career technical education programs.