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Educators lose teaching certificates over student sex abuse, aggravated assault

Three certificates were permanently revoked, and one suspended indefinitely. Get the latest from the Professional Standards Commission.

Branden Durst to resign from West Bonner district

“It may not be entirely fair, but life rarely is,” Durst wrote in a resignation notice posted on social media.

What does it take to pass a bond in Idaho? Maybe Pocatello/Chubbuck has the answer

If the district’s strategy is effective, it could become a blueprint for other districts to follow.

Analysis: A personal and existential fight divides the GOP

The best political fight in town pits state Republican Party chair Dorothy Moon against former Gov. Butch Otter. It’s a battle for GOP supremacy, in one of the most red states in the union.

Campus news items: C of I enrollment dips, but first-year numbers improve

In other headlines, Boise State University breaks ground on a new dorm for first-year students.

West Bonner board stymied by trustee Reinbold’s absence

Three trustees are needed to do school business, including appointing two trustees to seats vacated by recalls.

For kids, kindness is the antidote to isolation

Just showing up, listening, putting down devices, asking questions, or learning a kid’s name can make all the difference.

Feds write off $37 million in Phoenix student loans. Will U of I end up on the hook?

The U of I downplayed Wednesday’s U.S. Department of Education announcement. But university officials have already said the U of I could be on the hook for $7 million a year, or more, stemming from loan writeoffs.

‘We’re hopeful we run out of money:’ Little seeks to get the word out on Launch

There are early signs of interest in the new, $75 million Launch program, which would provide high school graduates up to $8,000 for training tied to in-demand careers.