Local schools to receive state funding for vape detectors
By Reader Staff
The Lake Pend Oreille School District is among 31 other districts and charter schools around the state that will receive funding to install vape detectors in high …
By Reader Staff
The Lake Pend Oreille School District is among 31 other districts and charter schools around the state that will receive funding to install vape detectors in high …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
People deserve a government that works for them. The 2024 Idaho legislative session saw both triumphs and setbacks for the people of Idaho. …
By Ryan Suppe
and Kevin Richert
IdahoEdNews.org
Another major school choice bill has failed in the Idaho Legislature.
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee narrowly rejected House Bill 447, which …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
While fixing the second water line leak in three months at Sandpoint Middle School — this time outside the lunchroom — on Feb. 13, staff …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
All Idahoans should agree: The safety of our children is paramount. But how we decide to protect them may differ from community to community. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
I did the math the other day, and figured out I’ve covered Sandpoint City Hall under six mayors: David Sawyer, Ray Miller, Gretchen Albrecht-Hellar, Marsha …
Compiled by Zach Hagadone, Soncirey Mitchell and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates to ask questions about how they would …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World has been a topic of censorship ever since it was first published in 1932. The dystopian speculative novel explores societal …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For the first time in nearly a month after the Aug. 29 special election that resulted in the recall of former-West Bonner County School District …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
More than 120 residents showed up to the Priest River Lamanna High School for a packed agenda before the West Bonner County School District Board …
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