Teaming up for outdoor education
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Let’s be honest: most students are more than happy to spend a part of their school day outside the classroom, learning about what makes our natural paradise so great...
Category: Education
‘Leaving the Boys’ goes beyond ‘journalism memoir’ to tell a story of self-reinvention
By David Ledford Special to the Reader When some former journalists tell stories of their lives, the narratives often brim with bravado, journalistic conquest and self applause. Mindy Cameron enjoyed a successful career, which...
A culture of care
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Contributor At a Sandpoint Waldorf School board meeting in mid-August, a group of faculty, parents and board members tried to have a civil discussion about the future of their children....
Mad About Science: The human brain
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We humans like to think we have some pretty big brains, but the truth is that size doesn’t matter for intelligence. What defines intelligence is the brain-to-body-mass ratio as...
‘The city of our dreams,’ one school at a time
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs Reader Contributors She lay in bed, musing about the churches, schools and civic centers that would one day replace the wild land that surrounded her cabin in every...
Idaho funnels $150 million in CARES Act funds to education
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee unanimously approved two spending measures Sept. 15 that would funnel $99 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act money to K-12 schools...
One room to school them all
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs Reader Contributors Scrambling onto his brother’s shoulders and waving his arms wildly in the air, he knew he could catch the teacher’s eye. Spotting the young boy above...
Smells like school spirit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fall-scented candles are unrealistic. That isn’t to say they don’t smell absolutely wonderful. Who can say no to cinnamon, apple, carmel and warm, abstract smells meant to imitate freshly...
A parents’ guide to online learning
Brought to you by the East Bonner County Library District Special to the Reader Online learning is becoming a part of student learning. The upcoming reopening of schools on Tuesday, Sept. 8 will almost...
Following SCOTUS ruling, Reclaim Idaho officially ends Invest in Idaho initiative
By Reader Staff Reclaim Idaho has since June been locked in a high-stakes legal battle with Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney over whether the grassroots organization can collect signatures...
