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Coronavirus case numbers flatten — but child case numbers keep climbing
Last week, the state reported 630 new coronavirus cases involving 5- to 17-year-olds. The previous week’s count was 522 youth cases.
Judge orders McGeachin to fully release task force documents
“It appears to the court that (McGeachin) would stop at nothing, no matter how misguided, to shield public records from the public,” District Judge Steven Hippler wrote Thursday, in a sharply worded 27-page ruling.
Live blog: Education task force meeting, 8.26.21
Welcome to our live blog from Thursday’s education task force hearing, which begins at 1 p.m. We’ll provide real-time analysis, and we look forward to hearing from you. (The blog might take a second to load.)
This week at the State Board: What to watch for
Among Thursday’s agenda items: campus coronavirus protocols, all-day kindergarten, and the pandemic’s effects on student grades.
Coronavirus case numbers, hospitalizations continue summer surge
COVID-19-related ICU admissions surged to a record high last week. New case numbers climbed for the seventh consecutive week.
Land Board OK’s record-setting $100.3 million payout
Public schools are historically the largest beneficiary, and next year will be no exception. The K-12 payout comes to $61.5 million, up from $54.8 million this year.
As schools prepare to open, coronavirus case numbers continue to climb
New weekly coronavirus cases eclipsed the 4,000 plateau for the first time since January — and hospitalizations continued a similar surge.
Boise Democrat jumps into lieutenant governor’s race
Attorney Terri Pickens Manweiler is the first Democrat to enter the open, and heated, lieutenant governor’s race.
As the school year approaches, Idaho’s coronavirus surge accelerates
The state and its seven health districts reported more than 3,700 new cases last week, the largest seven-day increase since January.
Coronavirus case numbers continue to surge, passing a sobering milestone
Idaho reported its largest weekly increase in case numbers since mid-March — as health officials urge a cautious approach to the new school year.