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Klopfenstein abruptly resigns as West Ada school board chair
“I can’t continue like this, this is ridiculous,” Klopfenstein said after citing relationships among the board.
West Ada records first enrollment drop in decades
Boise and West Ada, the state’s two largest school districts, are reporting 5 percent enrollment declines from last year.
Middleton trustees agree to move students into the classroom full-time
The elected officials went against recommendations from the superintendent and concerns from the teacher’s union.
Health officials move West Ada, Boise and Kuna schools to red COVID-19 risk classification
Boise will continue in a hybrid educational model. West Ada’s school board will discuss its operational plan Tuesday night.
BYU-Idaho threatens suspensions for students intentionally contracting COVID-19
The Rexburg-based university said Monday that it is “deeply troubled” by accounts of individuals trying to catch the illness in order to sell their plasma containing antibodies for the disease.
Opening during a pandemic: A public charter school welcomes students
“It has been an adventure,” said school leader Anthony Haskett. “But it has been rewarding.”
Campus coronavirus update, 10.12.20: Cases, testing ramp up at U of I
As cases continue to rise, the University of Idaho hopes to tests all students on campus. “We know this is not fun, but it is extremely helpful as we continue to identify and respond to where the virus exists on our Moscow campus,” President C. Scott Green and interim Provost Torrey Lawrence said Friday.
Idaho poised for historic $530 million budget surplus
The state will hold on to the surplus, for now, but Little hopes to use it to cut taxes and invest in education and other programs.
Boise to continue with hybrid learning; CDH says plan is OK even in the ‘red’
Central District Health released new school guidance Friday even as it plans to move back into the “red,” high-risk category for COVID-19 community transmission.
Analysis: Boise State faces a financial reckoning
The sure things in the university’s $240 million annual budget — students in classrooms and fans in grandstands — aren’t sure things anymore.