Levy provides crucial support for quality education
By Shawn Woodward
Reader Contributor
On March 12, an instructional supplemental levy to support the Lake Pend Oreille School District will be on the ballots. It is our hope that …
Category: Education
LPOSD officials make the case for levy renewal
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Just under $7 a month: that’s the projected monthly increase to property taxes Lake Pend Oreille officials are hoping voters will OK March 12 in …
LPOSD superintendent interviewing in Wenatchee
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Depending on a decision by Wenatchee School District, local school officials could be searching for a new superintendent.
The Wenatchee School District Board of Directors …
School funding bill nearly ready
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Next week could be the ticket for lawmakers to get their first look at a long-anticipated school-funding bill.
Idaho Education News reports that a bill …
Legislative update highlights Medicaid, education funding
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, held a town hall gathering Saturday to update locals on the current legislative session, including the …
Learning by doing
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School struggled with enrollment in the not-so-distant past, Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Shawn Woodward gave the school’s teachers …
A Conversation with Perky Hagadone
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Perky Hagadone is celebrating her 40th year in Sandpoint. Since 1978, she’s raised two sons, started a career with the school district, earned two master’s …
Young voices, longstanding traditions
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: Lyndsie Kiebert works part time at Hope Elementary School.
Written on the whiteboard in Debra Douglas’ classroom at Hope Elementary are several vocabulary …
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s NIHSAP’s new drone program!
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The North Idaho High School Aerospace Program has been introducing local students to careers in piloting and building planes for five years.
Now, NIHSAP is …
Idaho student debt nears $27K
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho student debt may be below the national average, but it’s still costing students a pretty penny.
Idaho Education News reports that at $26,675, Idaho …
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