Emma Epperly

UPDATE: Board Chair Michelle Thompson said it was a “accumulation of events” that led to the decision, which was made after Taylor’s annual employee review. He was not under investigation for any specific incident.

Here's what happened on the education front Monday — perhaps the start of the legislative session's final week idahoednews.org/news/statehous…

Trustees did not explain why in an email to the community. idahoednews.org/news/lakeland-…

Read about the battle between traditional conservatives and MAGA Republicans in the district in our story from late last year. idahoednews.org/top-news/a-rep…

The latest in the Lakeland saga- Trustees place the superintendent on administrative leave. The district will have to pay out his $156,000 salary through 2027. idahoednews.org/news/lakeland-…

The Boise district has now received at least nine tort claims involving Gavin Snow, a special education assistant who worked at Cynthia Mann and Valley elementary schools. #idedu #idleg idahoednews.org/top-news/boise…

Find out how your school stacks up: idahoednews.org/top-news/west-… #idedu #schoolrankings #idaho

NIC has returned to good standing with its accreditor. As the college president put it- they've but the bored back in board meetings. But who will run for trustee later this year? Trustees and employees alike fear future strife. idahoednews.org/top-news/what-… #IDpol #communitycollege

NIC leaders are looking forward to the future with enrollment up and new programs set to launch, and accreditation fully restored. But there's a nagging fear about future elections buzzing in the background. idahoednews.org/top-news/what-…

Multiple records requests revealed that K12 invoiced the virtual school more than $10.2 million last fiscal year. More here: idahoednews.org/news/survey-vi…

Idaho Virtual Academy leaders didn't respond to the survey directly. Instead, a communications person from K12 the private company IDVA contracts with responded and told us to file a public records request to find out how much K12 receives per year. idahoednews.org/news/survey-vi…

You may have heard about the Idaho Home Learning Academy and the $20.6 million the school paid to a trio of private education vendors. Those vendors then sent $12.6 million to families. But IHLA isn't the only online school in Idaho that does this. idahoednews.org/top-news/new-r…

Also Monday, lawmakers introduced a handful of new bills, including one that would block schools from accessing vaccination records from a state registry. #idedu #idleg #idpol idahoednews.org/legislative-ro…

School leaders have provided some details about their plan, but questions that prompted concerns during the approval process remain unanswered. idahoednews.org/news/virtual-c…

That's one of many hardware issues schools encountered when rolling out the new exam this fall. One other highlight: West Ada, the state's largest school district, spent nearly $200k on headphones for the new exam. More: idahoednews.org/news/schools-c…

In Boundary County, test scores show 11% of Kindergarteners were reading at or above grade level this fall. Turns out the state's new testing software couldn't hear the kids through their iPad's protective cases. idahoednews.org/news/schools-c… #literacy #idedu #reading #amira

Some history on letting parents teach their kids to drive: idahoednews.org/news/cda-trust…

Local leaders say art, PE, Marine ROTC programs and 70 jobs are on the line as they contemplate running the measure again in May. idahoednews.org/news/we-would-… #idedu

It’s simple. She likes school, she likes teaching and she likes kids. idahoednews.org/top-news/50-ye…