Emma Epperly, Idaho Ed News

In pre-election presentations, Lakeland officials aren't dwelling on what's at stake if their levy fails: jobs, sports, school safety and a variety of academic programs.

The Calder School serves nine children, who act more like siblings than classmates. The Avery School District, where Calder is the only school, is the smallest district in North Idaho, one of the smallest in the state and has a budget of under $1 million.

“Idaho does not regulate homeschooling so we’ve become a hub for that,” Superintendent Jan Bayer said. “And a group that just doesn’t want to pay taxes no matter what.”

Reading intervention programs exist at all seven elementary schools in the Post Falls School District, which owns some of the best reading scores in the state.

Six candidates running for three seats on the North Idaho College trustee board disagree on the principal issues the college faces.