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Five Bluum-partner charter schools are saving millions of dollars in facilities costs and pouring those funds into programs for kids, thanks to a 2019 Idaho law that allows public charter schools to use the state’s creditworthiness to borrow money at discounted interest rates. Charter schools in Idaho and across the country typically find themselves in ...

A study commissioned by an Idaho education non-profit projects Canyon County as one of the highest student population growth by 2030

In this first installment in our series on state-level policy and microschooling, Jocelyn Pickford and Duncan Robb explain Idaho’s recent legislative debate over two competing approaches to supporting the creation of small learning communities, known as microschools. Idaho’s strong...

Of the 50 pageant queens who flew into Cancún to have their pictures taken before competing to become the next Miss USA, only one was an educator. Or an Idahoan. Katarina Schweitzer has high heeled her way across pageant stages for 13 years, but she’s spent even more time in classrooms between completing a master’s […]

Lynn and Shairstein Garner are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Sadie Garner, to Brayden Daryl Parker. Parents of the groom are Paul and Saundra Parker. The couple

The Eerie, Awe-Inspiring Images of High Schools That Moved Into Empty Malls Slate 3/10/2021 Cleo Levin © Provided by Slate Normal high school experience here. April Barton/Free Press via Imagn Content Services, LLC Once upon a time, going to school in the mall might’ve seemed like a dream to many teens. For some students in Vermont, it’s their new reality: As of last week, attendees of Burlington High School are now going to class in an abandoned Macy’s department sto...

KIFI Gem Prep Charter School In Pocatello, ID POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Three local ninth grade students are getting a step ahead in their educational path. Nikolai Cummings, Kameron Bowers, and Layton Landon are students attending Gem Prep, a K-12 charter school in Pocatello. They are all currently on track to complete their 4-year college degree right after high school graduation. Cummings says this opportunity wasnt available to him before moving to Pocatello and attending Gem Prep. "They ...