Carly Flandro

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Carly Flandro

Sarah Inama, the teacher at the heart of the ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ controversy, has accepted a teaching position at Boise School District’s East Junior High, and will begin there Aug. 4. “I’m so grateful to be able to work within a district that knows the beauty of inclusion and diversity and doesn’t for a second consider it an opinion but embraces it,” Inama wrote in a statement to EdNews.

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Carly Flandro

Pocatello/Chubbuck school trustees approved further restrictions of student cellphone use at a regular board meeting Wednesday. The decision came after months of soliciting public feedback and considering options. The newly approved Pocatello/Chubbuck policy includes the following changes:Cellphones and other personal electronic devices are not allowed during the school day. They must be turned off, out of sight and stored in a locker, backpack, bag or vehicle.

1 week ago | idahoednews.org | Carly Flandro

State education leaders are considering making changes to K-12 testing, which could impact third graders and high school students. State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield proposed dropping the state English Language Arts test for third graders, who already have to take the state literacy exam, at the State Board of Education’s regular meeting Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | idahoednews.org | Carly Flandro

The federal government has canceled a $6.3 million grant for the Idaho Commission for Libraries, state library leaders announced at a board meeting Thursday. The grant would have gone toward a statewide digital access initiative years in the making. The first round of 29 grant recipients had been selected to receive more than $2.3 million combined. The ICfL was awaiting federal approval to issue the funds when the grant was canceled on May 9.

2 weeks ago | idahopress.com | Carly Flandro

(EDITOR'S NOTE: To protect the identity of the student, Idaho Education News is not identifying the student's school, or staff named in the tort claim.) A family filed a $1 million tort claim against the West Ada School District, alleging that their child experienced race-based discrimination as an athlete on a high school girls basketball team.