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Little urges Idahoans to continue to fight the virus so schools can reopen
With schools coming back into session across the state, Gov. Brad Little said the next few weeks are an important time for education and fighting the virus.
Middleton to open next week in a hybrid-learning model
Trustees have indicated their goal is to get students inside the classroom as much as possible. For now, in-person learning will happen part of the time.
After years of rapid growth, CWI faces an enrollment drop
Numbers could drop by 2 percent, but the Nampa-based college had been bracing for a 15 percent drop. At other community colleges, enrollment numbers are mixed.
Ybarra seeks to ‘unfreeze’ teacher pay
Ybarra’s 2022 budget proposal calls for a 1.5 percent increase in K-12 spending, the smallest percentage increase she has requested since taking office.
CDH sticks to online learning recommendation for West Ada
The state’s largest school district will begin the school year online on Sept. 8. Parents have pushed for schools to open, and protesters showed up at district headquarters Monday morning.
West Ada virtual school enrollment jumps after Tuesday board meeting
Ultimately, about 10 percent of West Ada students signed up to learn completely online this fall.
Analysis: Lawmakers wish away a pandemic
Lawmakers wanted to send a message this week: Idaho is done with the coronavirus. The numbers suggest the coronavirus isn’t done with Idaho.
Little signs liability immunity bill into law
The bill, designed to protect a person and schools from lawsuits amid the coronavirus pandemic, became effective Thursday when Little signed it.
‘It’s a really tough situation:’ Working parents navigate virtual learning
“I don’t feel like it’s ever going to be what it could be if the kids were in the classroom,” one parent said.