Devin Bodkin
White Pine acknowledges possible open meeting violation
“It’s unfortunate that it happened, and it wasn’t intentional,” said the school’s board chair.
White Pine Charter trustees secretly approved electioneering probe
The board chair acknowledged they may have violated Idaho’s open meeting law.
Blackfoot charter school to apply for city permit
The decision represents the latest in a lingering facilities feud between the public charter school and a local planning and zoning commission.
Remote mountain town rallies around new charter school
The school’s expected opening will follow thousands of dollars in donations, dozens of hours from volunteers and a local push to improve access to public education for kids in the highly rural community.
North Gem names interim superintendent
Jonathan Braack, who last year took a break from education, has a one-year contract.
City grants temporary permit to Bingham Academy
The permit gives the school 30 days to apply for a regular conditional use permit that would allow it to continue operating in its current facility.
Group objects to Bonneville’s $42.7 million bond issue
The district will ask taxpayers this month to fund the construction of an elementary school and additional science classrooms at its two high schools.
Jerome ‘unlikely’ to oversee Heritage Academy
The Jerome-based charter school asked the district to consider being its authorizing body amid fallout with the Idaho Public School Charter Commission.
More than 2,000 new charter school seats to open this fall
The new seats are part of a multimillion-dollar push led by charter support group Bluum to grow and expand charters in Idaho.
Bingham Academy rejects city’s request
The embattled charter school said it is “under no legal obligation” to obtain a conditional use permit. The city responded by digging in.