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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
An unusual $78.1 million election day for Idaho schools
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the state to hold an unprecedented vote-by-mail election. Fifteen school districts have levies or bond issues on the ballot.
Idaho coronavirus response, 5.5.20: Ybarra calls for transforming education
Plus, Gov. Brad Little continues to hope schools can reopen in the fall.
Charter administrators received $51,000 in undocumented payments
The payments are not in White Pine Charter School board agendas or minutes, but they do appear in payroll records, according to an Idaho Education News investigation.
A private school reopens; public schools plan small gatherings to help kids
Public schools face a steeper barrier to opening their doors, especially after the State Board of Education clarified those standards on Monday night.
State Board revises school reopening criteria
The new guidelines align with Gov. Brad Little’s rebound plan, and would generally limit classrooms to fewer than 10 people.
College of Idaho plans to reopen campus for fall
“We feel that as long as people adhere to appropriate guidelines, the systems in place can safely handle the cases we experience here in southwest Idaho,” co-presidents Doug Brigham and Jim Everett said Friday.
“A helpless feeling”: Hundreds of children unaccounted for in the switch to distance learning
Some of Idaho’s largest districts told EdNews they haven’t been able to reach up to 5 percent of their students.
Supreme Court schedules June 5 hearing on Ybarra lawsuit
The schedule signals that the Supreme Court is expediting a politically heated case pitting the state superintendent against the Legislature and the State Board of Education.
Booth Marian Pritchett school plans to establish a charter
Moving forward, the Boise School District and Salvation Army will offer separate services for pregnant and parenting teens.
Analysis: Sherri Ybarra’s scorched-earth lawsuit
The state superintendent isn’t just suing the Legislature and the State Board of Education. She is painting herself as the victim of political payback.