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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
Ybarra sues State Board of Education and Idaho Legislature
The move represents a major escalation of a dispute over technology and data management.
Analysis: Like K-12, higher education struggles to shift to remote instruction
Access issues? Achievement gaps? Those aren’t just issues for the public schools.
Little unveils a plan to reopen Idaho’s economy
The four-stage plan does not change school closures or reopening criteria the State Board of Education approved last week.
Nampa cheers on seniors with drive-by cap and gown pickup
With the future of graduation still uncertain, Thursday’s cap-and-gown pickup was a chance for teachers and students to lift each other’s spirits.
Administrators split on reopening school this spring
Some Idaho schools could reopen in May, if trustees and health districts sign onto the plan. For now, local administrators are in a holding pattern.
Ybarra tells school leaders to brace for new spending cuts of up to 5 percent
The new budget cuts are not official and would be applied during the 2021 budget year that begins July 1.
Kuna furloughs classified staff, plans for more cutbacks
“Whatever we could save in the current year would help us into the next year,” superintendent Wendy Johnson said.
Highlights from our interview with Debbie Critchfield
Critchfield reiterates her support for local school officials to work with public health officials to decide if reopening this year is right for their community.
Little: ‘I see no anticipation of increasing taxes’
Spending shifts, a rainy day fund and federal dollars will help Idaho weather shortfalls in tax revenue, said Idaho’s governor.
Coronavirus crunch forces furloughs at Boise State
“We hope that furloughing will, in the end, help us protect jobs and keep all of our units intact and up and running,” President Marlene Tromp said in a Monday afternoon email to staff.