charter schools
Online academy to offer technical training
Idaho businesses to partner with national online provider K12 Inc. to launch the College and Career Readiness Academy.
Charter expansion concerns N. Idaho district
Enrollment at the North Idaho STEM Charter Academy could more than double within nine years. The local school district says that shift could have a significant hit on its budget.
CDA district rethinks charter relationship
Coeur d’Alene Superintendent Matt Handelman says his district is subsidizing the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy — so he is questioning whether the district should continue to serve as the academy’s authorizing body.
Non-profit moves to Boise to build charters
Building Hope specializes in securing loans and offering technical assistance to charter schools. The strategy is to help these schools expand so they can accommodate more students, and secure increased state funding.
Star ratings: Charters show improvement
By many metrics, Idaho charter schools fared well in the latest round of school “star ratings.” But at the low end of the scale, several charter schools continue to struggle.
Idaho charter group names new president
Terry Ryan comes to the Idaho Charter School Network from Ohio, where he worked with a network of 11 charter schools serving about 2,700 students.
State Board passes on charter appeal (UPDATED)
The dispute between the financially strapped North Star Charter School and the Meridian School District is headed back to the local school board — at least for the time being.
Closing a charter: boon or burden?
If the Meridian School District decides to close North Star Charter School, some $4 million of funding is up for grabs. What happens to the money? The answer hinges on timing.
Meridian spells out case against North Star
The charter school, one of Idaho’s largest, now has 30 days to make its case — and try to convince Meridian school officials that it has a sustainable long-term financial plan.
Meridian moves to revoke North Star charter
Trustees were unswayed by a plan to ease North Star Charter School’s short-term financial crunch. North Star board chairman Jim Miller said he was “disheartened” by the School Board’s vote.