The North Star Charter School in Eagle is planning to expand after receiving a sizable grant from an initiative led by Idaho education nonprofit Bluum.

The program distributes grant funding from the Federal Charter School Program (CSP) on a competitive basis.

North Star will receive $800,000 of federal charter funding, which the charter will use to expand its enrollment by up to 259 students. North Star Head of School Andy Horning said he’s excited to be able to fit that many more students into North Star, where the waitlist is over 1,200 students.

In a pair of historic firsts, North Star is merging with Rolling Hills Charter School after becoming the first to be awarded the entire sum of a competitive grant issued by Bluum. While Bluum awarded the money, the winner of the grant c

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