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Analysis: A tireless education advocate leaves a void as large as his legacy
J.J. Saldaña helped raise millions of dollars in scholarships for Latino students, and helped change the narrative about college within Idaho’s largest minority. He died last week, at the far-too-premature age of 49.
PHOTO ESSAY: Blackfoot’s American Indian week celebrates culture, unites kids
“It’s one of those educational experiences that we give kids in our schools that we’ll never see on an ISAT or an IRI, but it’s going to be so beneficial,” Principal Anthony Peterson said.
School choice effort to continue with $24 million federal grant
The state can expect new schools, more teachers and administrators, expanded opportunities for new authorizers and an impact to the broader public education system.
West Bonner trustees meet briefly to declare two board vacancies
The search for replacements can now begin. Durst’s resignation was removed from the agenda. Parents voiced their concerns over the ongoing turmoil.
A failed bond landed Idaho Falls in legal trouble, twice
Now leaders are spending money on court cases instead of schools.
State Board attorney accuses Labrador of filing ‘abusive’ subpoenas
The attorney general is embarking on a costly taxpayer-funded fishing expedition, the State Board of Education’s lawyer argued in a court filing Monday.
West Bonner parents say they saved their school district
Volunteers knocked on hundreds of doors and called thousands of voters to successfully recall two trustees.
Educators lose teaching certificates over student sex abuse, aggravated assault
Three certificates were permanently revoked, and one suspended indefinitely. Get the latest from the Professional Standards Commission.
Branden Durst to resign from West Bonner district
“It may not be entirely fair, but life rarely is,” Durst wrote in a resignation notice posted on social media.
What does it take to pass a bond in Idaho? Maybe Pocatello/Chubbuck has the answer
If the district’s strategy is effective, it could become a blueprint for other districts to follow.