Meridian School District

Meridian kids to get a brain workout

A tech pilot program is geared to train a child’s brain so they can perform better in school.

West Ada bond issue: by the numbers

The big number, of course, is the $104 million bond issue proposal itself. But here’s how the plan breaks down — and what it will cost taxpayers.

Meridian no more: District renames itself

The district formerly known as the Meridian School District is giving itself a rebrand. The new moniker: West Ada School District.

Meridian sets August bond issue

The state’s largest school district will seek $104 million on Aug. 26.

North Star charter restructures debt

The high-performing but cash-strapped Eagle charter school believes the deal ensures its financial health for decades to come.

Small-town girl is Harvard bound

Brooklynn Davis earns a full-ride scholarship

Tech: Meridian school’s ‘rotational’ program

Meridian students use classroom technology to see the world — virtually.

Book controversy gives way to giveaway

On Wednesday, ‘The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian’ was absolutely free to Meridian students. And business was brisk.

Book fundraiser meets its target

Two women have raised enough money to provide 350 Meridian students with a copy of Sherman Alexie’s controversial novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Books will be handed out Wednesday.

Meridian book vote prompts fundraiser

Two women — one from Seattle, one from Spokane, Wash. — are raising money to buy Meridian schools copies of “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.”