Category: Education

What went wrong?

By Karen McGhee Special to the Reader “We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families.” This sentiment, expressed by Jeb Bush, 43rd governor of...

The Idaho Way? Seriously?

By Rep. Mat Erpelding Special to the Reader Have you ever heard an argument so riddled with bias and error that you don’t even know where to start with your rebuttal? That’s how I...

An alum at the helm

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After an extensive round of interviews with five candidates, Lake Pend Oreille School District officials landed on their choice for principal at Sandpoint High School with David Miles II. ...

Generations of thanks

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In places like Bonner County, it’s not uncommon for long-time teachers to have two generations of students in their classrooms over the years.  Such is the case for Liam...