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Lawmakers push toward adjournment amid coronavirus concerns
No date has been set as of Thursday afternoon. But leadership said adjournment will happen before the March 20 target.
UPDATE: More districts restrict travel as coronavirus surrounds Idaho
Thursday update: Districts are pondering what to do as the virus spreads. Check back here for regular updates.
Guns-in-school bill splits Second Amendment activists, education groups
A Senate committee could vote Friday on the bill, which would allow school employees with enhanced concealed weapons permits to carry firearms in school.
School elections: Pocatello, Nampa, Kamiah levies pass
All told, 41 school districts sought $174 million in levies Tuesday.
House kills higher education budget after citing BSU diversity letter
The budget will be rewritten, but the setback could delay adjournment of the legislative session.
Analysis: Ybarra loses funding — and loses face — in Statehouse showdown
Lawmakers want to strip away 18 full-time positions and $2.7 million from state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s office budget. It’s indicative of a larger debate over access to data — and the role data plays in education.
Conservative watchdog, charter advocates spar over enrollment-lottery bill
House Bill 512 is “social justice nonsense,” the Idaho Freedom Foundation recently tweeted amid a string of attacks on the measure.
Tuesday’s election day tally: 41 districts, $174 million in levies
Tuesday’s school elections — which coincide with presidential primaries — aren’t as far-reaching as standalone election dates in recent years.
Statehouse roundup, 3.3.20: JFAC OKs 4.1 percent increase in public school spending
The budgets include funding increases for teachers salaries, the literacy initiative, social-emotional learning, support unit growth and more.
Fruitland responds to federal lawsuit with details on how leaders handled harassment allegations
The district says “vague hearsay rumors” were not enough for Superintendent Teresa Fabricius to start an investigation.