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Boise State seeks dismissal of Big City Coffee lawsuit
Boise State maintains it never forced Big City Coffee off campus, and instead tried to walk a fine line over the business owner’s vocal support of law enforcement. “Boise State refused to favor one viewpoint at the expense of another,” the university’s attorneys said.
CWI narrows presidential search
The four candidates — all with ties to area two- and four-year schools — will be on the CWI campus for interviews and site visits from Nov. 15 to 18.
Child coronavirus outbreak shows signs of a significant slowdown
New cases involving 5- to 17-year-olds fell to their lowest weekly total since late August — when many public schools were reopening across Idaho.
New cases increase slightly; other COVID-19 metrics show signs of improvement
Hospitalizations continue to drop from September’s pandemic peaks, and positive test rates dropped for the fourth successive week.
Ybarra, SDE staffers to substitute teach
“It is always wonderful to get back in the classroom – my natural habitat,” the state superintendent and former third-grade teacher said Tuesday.
A dropoff, or a data delay? New case numbers decrease
Several other coronavirus metrics showed some signs of improvement last week.
Another grim record: Child COVID-19 hospitalizations peak
But as a record coronavirus surge continues to swamp Idaho and its hospitals, is there reason to think the wave could break within weeks?
Ousted president sues NIC and three trustees
The wrongful termination lawsuit comes only nine days after trustees ended Rick MacLennan’s five-year tenure as college president, on a 3-2 vote.
CDA trustees resign amidst masking uproar
The two resignations, effective immediately, come a week after some 200 protesters swarmed district headquarters, forcing trustees to cancel a discussion on pandemic protocols.
After an angry confrontation, Coeur d’Alene district sets mask issue aside
“The board does not want to see any disruption in the educational environment of our students,” board chair Jennifer Brumley said in an email to parents.