The exchange and resignation marked the latest in the charter school’s ongoing effort to reorganize its governing board after fallout from a botched school board election.
East Idaho
Mortimer won’t seek reelection
The Idaho Falls businessman and current Senate Education Committee chairman says he’ll call it quits after the 2020 legislative session.
Ehardt says the game isn’t over
The second-term lawmaker — and former college basketball coach — hopes to keep sex education and student diversity up for debate.
Take two: Idaho Falls charter elects trustees
White Pine Charter School patrons went back to the polls Tuesday, nearly six months after a botched election that was plagued with allegations of electioneering.
‘School within a school’ lets kids control their learning
Nearly a fourth of Rocky Mountain Middle School students set their own schedules and take tests when they’re ready.
Educators beef up suicide-prevention efforts
Idaho consistently records some of the nation’s highest suicide rates.
City grants permit to Blackfoot charter school
Bingham Academy can continue operating in a former movie theater, a city commission says, as long as the school’s enrollment does not outgrow the facility.
City cites multiple safety concerns at Blackfoot charter school
Bingham Academy’s occupancy in a strip mall jeopardizes student safety and places a range of burdens on surrounding businesses, says the city’s planner.
Students show off STEM skills for lawmakers
Some 50 Idaho lawmakers toured White Pine STEM Academy Monday.
Bonneville patrons blast district’s handling of tax dollars
Results from a survey have the district reconsidering its time frame for floating bond issues.