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Analysis: The education culture wars go full circle, and head for a showdown
The battle lines over Idaho higher education politics were drawn into the map in 2019. And the debate hasn’t changed much since then.
Indoctrination task force posts higher ed-focused agenda, changes it twice
The agenda appears to use a familiar mold: a set of presentations mixed with discussion by group members; a lack of representation from state education policymaking agencies; and no speakers with obvious or publicly-stated intentions of dissenting from the task force’s goals.
CDC reverses course on mask recommendations
The new guidance could change how trustees and superintendents write school reopening policies.
Analysis: In the absence of mandates, educators pin their hopes on vaccine messaging
School officials and health experts can only encourage vaccinations — and try to make the vaccines as accessible as possible. And hope it all works, as the coronavirus pandemic enters another sobering stage.
Test results indicate Idaho’s teacher prep programs are not aligned to licensure exams
Nearly half of elementary teacher candidates fail to pass the required Praxis on their first attempt.
Idaho’s budget surplus swells to nearly $900 million
The surplus could have big implications for K-12 and higher education, which historically share more than 60 percent of Idaho’s budget.
SAT scores rebound, but fewer Idaho students are ‘college ready’ amid pandemic
“We expected there would be learning loss because of pandemic disruptions in the school year and in the previous spring,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra.
Analysis: School trustees could mandate staff COVID vaccines. But would they?
There is nothing in Gov. Brad Little’s executive order that would stop school trustees and administrators from doing what the Treasure Valley’s hospitals did a week ago.
State officials: Charter school’s ‘grossly inadequate’ financial practices may be illegal and unethical
Some questionable transactions at Monticello Montessori Charter School include the purchase of Turkish lira and various payments to Netflix.
West Ada’s new superintendent wants to make Idaho’s largest district nationally competitive
“I envision this day when people are calling our school district and saying, ‘Hey, what are you guys doing and can we come visit and see the amazing things that are going on.'” said Derek Bub.