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Boise stays in hybrid learning mode, to discuss opening schools next week

Vaccines, physical distancing, case rates, new virus strains and student mental health are all part of the exceedingly complicated arithmetic of reopening that Boise trustees pondered on Monday night.

State commission disciplines teachers for spanking, slurs and sexual misconduct

The Professional Standards Commission revoked teaching certificates for an Eagle High coach who pleaded guilty to sexual battery and a Fruitland principal acquitted of misdemeanor sex crimes.

Analysis: A new flood of federal money makes a ‘good’ budget year more complicated

Educators are trying to figure out how to spend more than a quarter billion dollars of federal coronavirus stimulus money. The decisions could have long-term implications.

Little moves Idaho into next stage of coronavirus reopening plan

The virus activity and its impacts have been trending downward in Idaho, he said. But this is not the time to throw the masks away and go back to normal.

Little orders more transparency in vaccine reporting

Providers will be required to report how many vaccines they receive and how many remain in inventory.

Families file federal civil rights complaint against Wilder district

Parents of former students, a former teacher, and one current student, say the district doesn’t provide sufficient services for English Language Learners or students with disabilities.

Analysis: Previewing Idaho’s next higher education budget battle

A year ago, it was tough to get a higher education budget through the Legislature. Or more accurately, it was tough to get a budget past hardliners in the House.

Ybarra calls for 2.5 percent increase in public school funding

Both Supt. Sherri Ybarra and Gov. Brad Little are recommending the state spend more than $2 billion on public schools for the first time in Idaho history.