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ISBA director urges school boards to follow public health guidance

Even though the guidance is nonbinding, ISBA leaders said ignoring it could open schools up to lawsuits even if the Legislature passes liability protection.

Caldwell pivots to start school online this fall

Trustees abandoned a plan to reopen with hybrid-learning as Canyon County continues to see a high-risk of COVID-19.

No fall sports in the Mountain West: coronavirus news roundup, 8.10.20

In other news, Central District Health did not change schools’ rankings in coronavirus risk categories this week.

Legislative working group wants to change school closure authority

The working group wants to take authority to close schools away from public health districts.

‘A lot to learn’: 27-year teacher goes digital during coronavirus

For the first time in her career, Kristin Barrus won’t greet students at her classroom door but through a computer screen from home.

Education news from around Idaho

A social media giveaway, a big award for a Boise teacher and more education news from around the Gem State.

Little said he expects COVID-19 school closures to be short

“When students are out of the classroom for too long, the achievement gap widens,” Little said during a press conference Thursday.

Analysis: For Idaho higher education, a pandemic makes old problems worse

Idaho’s higher education system faces a challenge that could not have been imagined this time a year ago: opening campuses to thousands of students, from across the state and around the world, during a global health crisis. But now, its old problems are even more daunting.