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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 2.15.21: A flat week of case numbers
Case numbers fluctuated only slightly on Idaho’s largest campuses, including Brigham Young University-Idaho, which remains the state’s campus coronavirus hotspot.
Legislative roundup, 2.12.21: Bill emerges to split higher education budgets
The bill marks the latest chapter in a political tug of war between House conservatives and the state’s higher education leaders — specifically, Boise State University President Marlene Tromp.
Legislative roundup, 2.11.21: House passes school closure bills
The bills define and limit who has authority to close schools due to infectious disease.
Trustees in Nampa, Idaho Falls face recall elections
Mike Kipp and Elizabeth Cogliati could be stripped of their school board roles come March 9.
Legislative roundup, 2.10.21: Lawmakers seek to scrap August school elections
In other Statehouse news, a rewritten guns-in-schools bill emerges, and a lawmaker wants to ban professors from offering students extra credit for voting.
State launches expanded COVID vaccine distribution data
The public can now how vaccines providers are doing administering the shots.
Legislative roundup, 2.9.21: New higher education fee opt-out bill introduced
Some legislators want college students to be able to opt out of fees they aren’t using.
Legislative roundup, 2.8.21: House Education kills Ybarra’s in-person learning bill
Legislators encouraged Ybarra to improve her bill and bring back a rewritten version.
Some schools struggled to graduate seniors during pandemic-forced closures
While Idaho’s overall graduation rate jumped by the highest margin in five years, some seniors went missing or dropped out.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 2.8.21: Sharp decreases at several schools
The week’s numbers are a mixed bag, including a case spike at BYU-Idaho. Lewis-Clark State College and the College of Western Idaho are reporting no active cases.