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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.
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.
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.
Children take to the fields following school closures
Teens are working agricultural jobs by day and catching up on homework in the evenings
Analysis: From the reckoning to a long, slow reopening
The growing coronavirus pandemic forced state leaders to make difficult, swift decisions. Rolling back these restrictions will also be difficult — and it won’t happen quickly.
Schools revamp grading policies amid shift to remote learning
Some leaders have elected to move to pass-fail models. Others are still mulling changes and assigning traditional grades.
State Board approves criteria for reopening schools
The criterion is a “very high bar” because all state and local social-distancing requirements would need to be lifted first, and the local public health department has to give its approval.