Nik Streng

Doctors ask Idaho Falls trustees to require masks in elementary schools

Recommending masks doesn’t go far enough, 14 area doctors say.

Boise parents voice frustrations over mask rules, Caldwell keeps masks optional

Parents in the Boise School District are upset about the board’s recent decision to require masks for the start of the school year. But many more are upset about what they consider a lack of transparency.

Idaho’s new superintendents make connections and learn state policies

Idaho is welcoming at least 23 new district leaders this school year and eight are from out of state.

Idaho administrators meet to discuss education challenges

The 566 registered attendees marked the conference’s highest turnout since 2011

Boise trustees reinstate mask mandate

The change comes a week after the CDC and Central District Health updated their guidance for the upcoming school year.

Central District Health aligns K-12 guidance with new CDC recommendations

While K-12 leaders have sought guidance from health districts during the pandemic, schools don’t have to comply with local recommendations — and many didn’t last school year.