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Unfamiliar territory: Wyoming educator learns to lead Idaho’s largest online school

The southeast Idaho district’s new superintendent is in charge of a virtual school that’s added thousands of students in recent years.

Doctors ask Idaho Falls trustees to require masks in elementary schools

Recommending masks doesn’t go far enough, 14 area doctors say.

Teton teachers union sues district

The lawsuit stems from a labor negotiations impasse, the Teton Education Association says.

Sugar-Salem settles Title IX case for $300,000

The settlement ends a yearslong case filed by a former student, who says the district failed to protect her from a school counselor who groomed her for a sexual relationship.

Idaho Falls charter school set for August opening

Alturas Preparatory Academy is months away from opening its doors for the first time — in a remodeled 73,000 square-foot former Sears department store.

Ammon charter school violated eight special education laws, according to state investigation

The State Department of Education has found Monticello Montessori Charter School in violation of multiple requirements under both the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Idaho Special Education Manual.

Monticello board chair resigns amid investigation

Ken Glodo gave no reason for the decision, which accompanies a months-long probe into his charter school’s finances by the Idaho Public Charter School Commission.