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In response to coronavirus crisis, Boise State will phase out staff contracts
The shift from contracts to open-ended “appointment letters” could allow Boise State to eliminate positions during a prolonged economic downturn.
Idaho Education News wins 17 Press Club awards
Devin Bodkin was named Idaho’s Reporter of the Year.
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.
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