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Legislative roundup, 2.25.21: Ybarra’s in-person learning bill advances
Ybarra’s bill is the fourth major bill on school reopening legislators are considering this session.
Emmett marks 100 days of in-person school
Keeping sanitation at the forefront was crucial to keeping Emmett schools open this year.
Legislative roundup, 2.24.21: Bill would allow parents to pull students out of schools not offering in-person learning
Parents could pull their children out and receive a pro-rated payment they could use to reimburse eligible education expenses.
Most big districts returning to in-person learning
Find out what’s happening in other large districts, including Bonneville, Twin Falls, Caldwell and Nampa.
Legislative roundup, 2.23.21: The education budget-writing process begins
Budget-writers approved spending plans for career-technical education and the STEM Action Center. The big education budgets will come up in the next couple of weeks.
Legislative roundup, 2.22.21: Bill would seek to relax expulsion requirements
Under a bill headed to the Senate floor, officials would not have to automatically expel a student who brings a knife into a school.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 2.22.21: Cases drop on several campuses
One notable exception: Case numbers nearly doubled at Idaho State University.
Study: U of I’s teacher prep program highlighted for racial diversity, high admissions standards
Teacher prep programs at the state’s other colleges and universities earned more middling marks on a new study that …
Vallivue opens schools for secondary students
They will return the week before spring break. Trustees said it would be a good week to test out the return before students and staff are off for a week.
State hosts stakeholder meetings on behavioral health services
The SDE plans to develop recommendations for Sherri Ybarra by July, then embark on a long-range plan for expanding behavioral health and wellness services.