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Without cause — or explanation — a divided NIC board fires its president
Rick MacLennan’s five-year run as North Idaho College president abruptly ended last week. The college will now search for an interim president and a permanent successor, while paying MacLennan’s $222,000-a-year salary.
Analysis: Some trustees and parents are making it tougher to track COVID-19 in schools
The easily spread COVID-19 delta variant can move within a community pretty much as it wishes. Intersecting and interconnected, the lines of infection move from schools or to schools.
Pocatello-Chubbuck approves — then rescinds — mask mandate
Find out what other districts are doing through a link to our interactive tracker inside the story.
Idaho schools could get COVID testing cash in ‘a matter of days’
Thirteen schools and districts are set to receive money, and 46 have signaled interest.
Victor principal: “I just try to identify the right thing to do and do it.”
Megan Christiansen made masks mandatory at her elementary school, bucking district and statewide decisions.
Some districts do away with extra COVID leave for teachers
Some of Idaho’s biggest districts are no longer offering extra COVID-specific sick leave, while others across the state are using federal funds to keep providing the coverage.
Two charter schools closing amid state investigation
There’s no guarantee the state will recover millions of dollars the schools erroneously collected by inflating student enrollment reports.
Analysis: State leaders sound tired, at the worst possible time
As Idaho hospitals face an unprecedented calamity, the consistent message to voluntarily get vaccinated and wear a mask is sounding weary — as if it is shouldering the weight of much of our collective COVID fatigue.
Former Marsh Valley superintendent has certificates revoked
Idaho’s educator ethics commission found Marvin Hansen guilty of violating the educator code of ethics based on allegations he had sex with a staff member on school grounds and in a district vehicle.
Conservative lawmakers talk about banning vaccine mandates, but lack a quorum
Republican state representatives descended on the House floor after rallying anti-vaccine-mandate protesters on the steps of the State Capitol Wednesday.