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Campus coronavirus roundup, 5.10.21: Numbers continue to drop on most campuses

The lone exception: Brigham Young University-Idaho reported a slight increase in cases.

Reclaim Idaho files lawsuit over new ballot initiative law

The new law forces signature collectors to travel to the most far flung, least populated and remote parts of the state to gather signatures to qualify an initiative.

Some $47,000 raised for Rigby school shooting victims

A slew of fundraisers has exploded on the Internet and social media in the hours since the shooting took place. INSIDE: How to donate.

Guns-in-schools bills won’t move this legislative session

In an interview Friday, Sen. Patti Anne Lodge emphasized the need to train teachers and school staff so they know how to respond to a crisis. The staff’s response to Thursday’s shooting at Rigby Middle School underscored the value of training, she said.

Legislature to return Wednesday afternoon with light education load

Some of the hottest debates over education bills – around school budgets and indoctrination in the classroom – have been settled.

Free-and-reduced-priced lunch numbers drop in most districts

The data doesn’t necessarily mean that Idaho families are better off economically.

Legislative roundup, 5.3.21: Senate cuts income taxes as Dems call for more education spending

The $383 million in cuts were pushed by Statehouse Republicans, who say lower taxes are key to the state’s economic competitiveness.

House passes higher ed, teacher salaries budgets

Monday’s House votes represent one key milestone on the path to adjourning the 2021 legislative session, the third-longest session in state history. Monday was Day 113 for this year’s session, five days shy of the record, set in 2003.

U.S. Secretary of Education pushes to reopen schools with a focus on equity

“We have a tremendous opportunity to hit the reset button on things that we know needed fixing before the pandemic,” Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona told reporters on Monday.