Drawing with the wrong side of your brain?
By Cadie Archer
Reader Contributor
I can’t draw — never could. It is a gift my mother bestowed upon my brother, which has always brought me a sense of great …
Category: Education
The year that never was – part 1
Editor’s note: We reached out to a few graduating seniors at Sandpoint High School to ask how the coronavirus has affected their final year of secondary education. We asked each …
Social distancing without social isolation
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The COVID-19 crisis has touched every aspect of life. From income to routine, it seems everything is at the mercy of a virus that is …
Idaho schools to close for rest of the school year
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Idaho State Board of Education voted Monday, April 6 to extend the soft closure of all public school buildings in the state through the …
Education in the time of coronavirus
By Danielle Packard
Reader Contributor
As we move out of our spring break, such as it is, parents may be overwhelmed by the prospect of homeschooling for at least another …
A stellar origin story
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Have you ever gazed upward and wondered how the universe began? If so, have we got a treat for you.
The Sandpoint library will host …
LPOSD stands by levy election validity pending court decision
By Tom Albertson
Special to the Reader
Teaching and learning is the main focus in Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD). Decisions on personnel, budget, student opportunities, funding and facilities …
LPOSD levy challenge moves forward
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A ruling is due within 30 days — and may come as early as next week — in the case against Lake Pend Oreille School …
Teacher pay and property taxes
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Special to the Reader
As Americans, we have a long history of placing high value on education. Thomas Jefferson spoke and wrote to great lengths …
Politicizing education
By Rep. Steve Berch, D-Boise
Special to the Reader
The House Education Committee voted recently to reject and remove every word of Idaho’s education standards in math, English and science …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 