Carly Flandro

Carly Flandro reports from her hometown of Pocatello. Prior to joining EdNews, she taught English at Century High and was a reporter for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. She has won state and regional journalism awards, and her work has appeared in newspapers throughout the West. Flandro has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and Spanish from the University of Montana, and a master’s degree in English from Idaho State University. You can email her at [email protected] or call or text her at (208) 317-4287.

School leaders share the secrets to their ISAT success

Reteaching, collaboration, and relevance are key.

Celebrating successes: Idaho’s ISAT high performers in Top 10 lists

These schools, charters and districts largely transcend state proficiency goals.

Idaho students hit 10-year low on national exam — but still fared better than most

The scores are the pandemic’s latest educational symptom.

Charter schools lead Idaho’s ISAT proficiency list – again

INSIDE: Find out how your school performed on the 2022 standardized tests.

My goodbye to teaching: why I left the profession I was called to

Why one Idaho teacher went from an idealistic, hopeful new educator to one who was ready to close the classroom door for good.

Pocatello gets creative to attract teachers and paraprofessionals

Stipends and increasing hourly wages was approved by trustees on Tuesday.

Educators open up about classroom realities

Many wish that parents, politicians, and community members would listen to their pleas and ideas before making decisions or forming hasty conclusions about Idaho’s education system.

It’s not the teacher pipeline that’s the problem – it’s the classroom reality

Simply put, enough people enter the profession but not enough stay. Idaho’s colleges are pivoting to solve the problem.

Idaho’s CTE programs slated to get millions in grants

And, inside: the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District intends to purchase a $12.6 million building — with no need for a bond.

Learning another language … ‘it’s just a beautiful thing’

Growing dual immersion programs in Southern Idaho help students speak English, Spanish and Mandarin.