Devin Bodkin and Kevin Richert

‘Utter contempt:’ Bonneville critics rip $2 million emergency levy

The levies are designed to help districts accommodate enrollment increases, and Bonneville has used this option for at least a decade. Statewide, districts will collect $11.5 million in emergency levies.

Districts ponder next steps after failed bond issues

Aug. 27 was a rough election day for school districts across Idaho. Six bond issues failed, leaving more than $154 million in school projects in limbo.

What’s next on the American Indian mascot issue?

On the heels of the Teton School District’s decision in July, a spokeswoman said the Shoshone-Bannock tribes were not planning to lobby against other American Indian mascots. But in a June position paper, the tribes urged the state to prohibit American Indian nicknames.