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Families raise $21,000 to keep historic school open

Trustees voted to close the school down. Eight days later, patrons raised enough money to fund the school for at least one more year.

Bonneville to float a $42.7 million bond issue

The measure includes funding for an $18.7 million elementary school and just under $24 million in upgrades to high schools. Opposition calls the plans extravagant and outrageous.

City approves conditional permits for embattled charter school

Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center will likely have facilities for its students next school year. Bingham Academy might not.

Chubbuck charter moving into Sears department store

The new building will allow the K-6 charter to expand enrollment from 180 elementary students to 580 K-12 students by 2022. The students will largely be pulled from traditional public schools in Pocatello and Chubbuck.

Bonneville to increase $39.5 million bond issue

The district’s maintenance and operations director says the plan to build a new elementary school and fund other structural upgrades will likely cost millions of dollars more than previously anticipated.

Former Shelley principal used school funds for personal purchases

Eric Lords could be stripped of his Idaho administrator’s license after admitting that he used school credit and debit cards to buy a range of personal items.

Coach with criminal past proposes multimillion-dollar athletic complex

West Jefferson’s school board voted to move forward toward a $3 million baseball complex behind the guidance of a convicted felon with a history of investment scams.

State says Blackfoot charter director may have violated state laws

A forensic audit details unexplained payments to charter director Fred Ball and his son’s band.

City could force embattled charter schools to relocate

The Blackfoot Planning and Zoning Commission’s reluctance to grant conditional use permits has ignited uncertainty over where hundreds of K-12 students will go to school next year.