Devin Bodkin
Bonneville district unlikely to bond in November
After nixing a $58 million bond issue for a new middle school, the Bonneville School District is back to square one on how best to absorb a dizzying influx of elementary-age students.
State Board approves new master teacher premium plan
The plan stipulates that candidates must submit a portfolio emphasizing five areas of exemplary teaching practice. Those who qualify could earn an extra $4,000 a year.
State Board votes to expand CEI taxing district to Bingham County
Bingham County patrons will now vote on the measure, which could raise taxes $11 to $12 a year for the average homeowner.
Education news briefs from across East Idaho
One East Idaho school district wants all freshmen to have a free laptop. Another wants to float big-money bond issue later this month. Read these stories and others in this week’s East Idaho briefs package.
East Idaho students featured in New York Times story
Recent graduates from Preston and Idaho Falls join others from across the nation in explaining why college isn’t their choice.
Idaho school savings accounts top $250 million
Some school districts lavished in cash that exceeded their annual budgets, yet still asked patrons to approve supplemental levies. Find out how much your school district or charter school saved.
Idaho Falls trustees OK $110 million November bond issue
If approved by voters this November, a new Idaho Falls High school will rise in a field near Taylorview Middle School.
Bonneville County taxpayers mixed over prospect of simultaneous school bond issues
Bonneville County’s two largest school districts could be on a collision course for taxpayer dollars.
East Idahoans draw parallels between CEI and Adidas logos
A flood of comparisons to the Adidas insignia has followed CEI’s release of its new logo on social media.
Bonneville trustees nix $58 million bond issue
The decision followed heated debate over costs associated with building a new middle school to help absorb Bonneville’s dizzying population growth.