Mad about Science: Family stem projects
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff We are taking a slightly different approach to this week’s column. Instead of learning about a single subject, we’re going to look at a number of projects geared toward family...
Category: Education
SHS students host fundraiser for Model U.N. conference in NYC
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Students in the honors international relations class at Sandpoint High School have their sights set on New York City and are hosting a fundraiser to help pay for the once-in-a-lifetime...
‘My goal is to keep the alternative school open’
Lake Pend Oreille High School’s historic building to close in 2027 By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District has recently confirmed its intention to close the 117-year-old Lake Pend Oreille High...
POAC adult art classes expand with new instructors, styles and mediums
By Reader Staff Four new instructors are joining the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Joyce Dillon Studio, which offers classes for adults of all skill levels. Beginning Friday, Feb. 20, Collista Krebs will teach a...
Civic education is needed to ensure majority rule
By Georgia EarleyReader Contributor As of November 2025, 60-70% of U.S. citizens said our country is headed in the wrong direction. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, since 1964 polls have shown...
From a $50 seed to $14,900
How a fourth-grade gingerbread house became a lesson in community, legacy and multiplying good By Reader Staff By the time the pizza boxes were opened and the checks handed over, six fourth-graders at Priest...
W. Bonner School Dist. paid former- superintendent Branden Durst $67,500 in settlement
By Emma EpperlyIdahoEdNews.org The West Bonner School District paid former superintendent Branden Durst $67,500 to settle a lawsuit, according to documents obtained Jan. 19 by Idaho Education News through a public records request. The...
Idaho can help level the political playing field
By Susan DrumhellerReader Contributor Back in 1990, the average U.S. House of Representative candidate spent about $400,000 ($900,000 in 2024 dollars) to run for office. That amount became $3 million in 2022, according to...
208 Youth Writing Contest
Is creativity a thing of the past? As an English teacher of 12 years, I have read many young writers’ attempts to create original, cohesive or at least comprehensible writing. Think back and you...
Idaho built our schools to lift kids up, Trump is pulling the rug out
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Idaho is building community schools because they work. This evidence-based model is linked to better attendance, fewer disciplinary problems and stronger academic outcomes. But now the Trump regime has canceled...
