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Feds to investigate three complaints against Wilder
The U.S. Department of Education dismissed five other allegations against the district, but will investigate concerns about its English Language Learner services.
Idaho’s track record does not bode well for COVID-19 vaccination rollout for kids
“We’re not selling soap here,” Dr. Steven Nemerson of the Saint Alphonsus Health System told reporters Tuesday. “We’re selling well-being. And we want to sell the truth and people have to be able to trust us.”
Idaho gets waiver from school ranking requirement
Idaho won’t calculate school rankings this year, but it will be required to report new data, like how many students were considered chronically absent from school last year.
Boise State, Boise police agree on law enforcement contract
The agreement — which comes at the end of a long and sometimes contentious negotiation process — goes to the State Board of Education and the Boise City Council for approval.
Trustees to consider greater flexibility in hiring school counselors
Other issues on tap for the Idaho School Boards Association’s upcoming annual conference include Idaho’s Core Learning Standards and funding for schools.
Attorney General: West Ada chair likely doesn’t have conflict of interest under state law
Parents urging for Amy Johnson’s ouster have said her employment in health care creates a conflict of interest as she affects public health decisions for schools.
State, districts navigate political pushback on ‘social-emotional learning’
The widely used academic term has been drawn into the fierce and divisive debate surrounding critical race theory.
Four reasons why schools are facing crippling shortages
There’s no one answer, according to a range of experts watching these shortages nationwide, but a constellation of potential explanations.
Boise trustee resigns
Treasure Valley attorney Alicia Estey cited an increase in her professional responsibilities in leaving her post.
Indoctrination task force member dies of COVID
“Pete (Coulson) was a very healthy 67. He would tell people he was vaccinated in Christ. He didn’t fear death,” conservative talk radio host Bill Colley wrote Thursday.