Emma Epperly
‘Not enough’: Educators call for more K-12 funding at North Idaho listening session
“We can’t take pride in being funded dead last in the country and expect significant improvement,” Coeur d’Alene Superintendent Shon Hocker told attendees at the final stop of a statewide tour seeking input on how to modernize Idaho’s K-12 funding formula.
School facility measures grow harder to pass
A school bond hasn’t passed in Idaho since May 2024, more than four election cycles.
UPDATED: ‘That’s more of a threat’: Charter commission presses Brabeion Academy leaders over unmet conditions
Commissioners gave leaders of the school set to open this fall eight days to submit missing contracts or risk revocation of their authorization to open.
Standards commission disciplines 8 educators
One education professional pushed a student’s soapy hand into his mouth, then commented on the taste of the soap. Another let students swipe dating apps on his phone.
From first squeaks to success: How a Meridian band director built a thriving program
Mountain View High School’s Josh Barro says success starts with a simple formula: work, good, fun.
UPDATED: Moscow weighs reducing its high school graduation requirements
The goal is to “decrease loads for students and teachers,” said Moscow High Principal Erik Perryman. But patrons, educators and students are pushing back.
UPDATED: Sandpoint superintendent works through cancer treatment
Becky Meyer has continue to work through treatment largely due to her love of the school district she has served for decades.
Double ballot fails spell double trouble for rural Idaho schools
Payette and Kimberly saw dual rejected funding requests Tuesday, as efforts to raise money for facilities and staff pay fell short in both districts.
Bonds fail, plant facilities struggle; most supplemental levies pass
Requests range from a $57 million bond in Kimberly to build a performing arts center to a $200,000 supplemental levy in Mackay to pay for athletics and building utilities over two years.
Sandpoint teacher creates ‘moments of great questioning’ in English class
Middle school, eighth grade in particular, can be a tough time in many teens’ lives, but for Danielle Packard it’s the perfect age to teach.