East Idaho

‘No longer my life’: A pandemic through sixth-grade eyes

Madison Middle School teacher Sarah Jones asked her sixth graders to document their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what they’re saying.

How do families adjust to school closures amid a pandemic?

With news changing by the minute, we have questions. And like you, we have decisions to make.

Firth names new superintendent

Brandon Hammond, principal of Boardman, Ore.-based Sam Boardman Elementary School, will start the district’s outgoing superintendent in June.

Teacher retention concerns revive push for four-day schools

Two districts recently dropped Fridays from their calendars. One of East Idaho’s largest might do the same.

Snake River hires Hagerman superintendent

Mark Kress replaces retiring Superintendent David Kerns.

Tackling hunger: These students put a food pantry in their school

Gaby Bobadilla and Dayana Medellin didn’t like that some of their peers were going hungry, so they put a food pantry in their high school.

White Pine trustees acknowledge second open meeting violation in five months

Trustees admitted Tuesday to secretly approving payouts for major facilities projects during a Jan. 22 executive session.

Authorities awaiting audit results in financial probe of Blackfoot charters

As a result, the investigation may “take a little longer,” Bingham County Prosecutor Paul Rogers said.

Low-performing online school posts unprecedented enrollment growth, again

The remote Southeast Idaho district’s home-learning program has added 2,500 students since 2016, far exceeding growth at any other district or charter in Idaho. It’s now Idaho’s largest virtual school.