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K-12 case numbers continue to decrease
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported at least 63 K-12 cases for an eight-day period ending Monday. That’s a decrease from 79 cases the preceding week.
Who is Boise State’s mystery accuser? Boise State isn’t saying
Complaints about a diversity course came from “a respected member of the community who reported their concerns under the condition of anonymity,” a university attorney said Tuesday. The verbal complaint had considerable political impact.
K-12 coronavirus case numbers drop, but some hotspots persist
Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene reinstated a mask mandate last week, as case numbers continued to trend upward.
Critchfield quickly raises $22,500 for superintendent’s race
The State Board of Education member announced her candidacy last week. The donations give her an apparent fundraising edge over former legislator Branden Durst, and incumbent state superintendent Sherri Ybarra.
K-12 coronavirus cases increase slightly
Nearly all of the week’s hotspots are in the Treasure Valley.
Two leadership changes at CWI
On Thursday, College of Western Idaho trustees selected an interim president and a new board member.
Coronavirus trendline, 5.14.21: New case numbers flat, vaccinations decrease
The monthlong slump in vaccinations continued, as the feds opened one coronavirus vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds.
Green decries ‘disappointing’ tone of session, downplays higher ed cuts
“I’m hopeful that the rhetoric will just stop,” University of Idaho President C. Scott Green said Monday. “I don’t expect that any time soon.” Budget reserves should absorb the university’s $500,000 cut.
Coronavirus trendline, 5.7.21: Case numbers, vaccination numbers continue to tumble
Weekly vaccination rates have fallen off by nearly 50 percent since early April.
Get to work and go home: One survey’s message to the Legislature
An unusual coalition — the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Idaho Education Association — surveyed 400 likely Republican primary workers. Here’s what respondents had to say.