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Teton replaces Redskins mascot
Sports teams at East Idaho’s Teton High School will now be known as the Timberwolves.
Idaho Falls gives high schoolers say in how they’re graded
The change follows a petition that garnered nearly 300 signatures from parents and students pushing for choice in receiving letter grades or pass-fail marks.
Idaho Falls seniors graduate on the big screen
The East Idaho district kicked off its series of ceremonies at a drive-in theater.
Former principal sues White Pine Charter School
The lawsuit alleges that the trustees violated the administrator’s human and civil rights.
Idaho Falls charter plans expansion
The K-6 public charter school is asking the Idaho Public Charter Commission to authorize Alturas Preparatory Academy, a secondary charter that would serve hundreds students in the Idaho Falls, Boneville and Shelley school districts.
Charter administrators received $51,000 in undocumented payments
The payments are not in White Pine Charter School board agendas or minutes, but they do appear in payroll records, according to an Idaho Education News investigation.
‘No longer my life’: A pandemic through sixth-grade eyes
Madison Middle School teacher Sarah Jones asked her sixth graders to document their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what they’re saying.
Blackfoot buses meals to kids at home
The district’s “Bus Bites” program allows kids 18 years old and younger to grab a free lunch at their bus stop or outside of their elementary school.
Firth names new superintendent
Brandon Hammond, principal of Boardman, Ore.-based Sam Boardman Elementary School, will start the district’s outgoing superintendent in June.
Teacher retention concerns revive push for four-day schools
Two districts recently dropped Fridays from their calendars. One of East Idaho’s largest might do the same.