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East Idaho students featured in New York Times story
Recent graduates from Preston and Idaho Falls join others from across the nation in explaining why college isn’t their choice.
Idaho Falls trustees OK $110 million November bond issue
If approved by voters this November, a new Idaho Falls High school will rise in a field near Taylorview Middle School.
Bonneville County taxpayers mixed over prospect of simultaneous school bond issues
Bonneville County’s two largest school districts could be on a collision course for taxpayer dollars.
East Idahoans draw parallels between CEI and Adidas logos
A flood of comparisons to the Adidas insignia has followed CEI’s release of its new logo on social media.
Bonneville trustees nix $58 million bond issue
The decision followed heated debate over costs associated with building a new middle school to help absorb Bonneville’s dizzying population growth.
College of Eastern Idaho undergoes official name change
The school has also unveiled its new logo, and announced the first day of operations on campus.
New Bonneville trustee bent on backtracking $58 million bond measure
If a newly sworn-in trustee in the district has his way, the current plan to build a new junior high could soon be scrapped and replaced with a plan to build a $29 million elementary school instead.
Eclipse prompts delay in Preston
The rare total solar eclipse has prompted district officials to start school on Aug. 22, instead of Aug. 21, as originally planned.
New community college has trustees, and a new degree offering
On Wednesday, the State Board of Education named five trustees for the College of Eastern Idaho — and gave the go-ahead for a new associate of arts degree.
Idaho’s rural families favor trades over four-year degrees
A recent EdNews poll found that rural parents are less likely than suburban parents to prefer a 4-year college and more likely to prefer trade school for their kids.