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Analysis: The harsh realities of a children’s pandemic

Idaho kids are contracting the coronavirus, in record numbers. Some are very sick. Schools are struggling with the effects. And it’s likely to get worse.

Kustra won’t run for office, but he will speak out about Idaho politics

“I wouldn’t waste my time trying to run as a Republican here because I couldn’t get elected in a Republican primary these days,” said the former Boise State University president, who laments the GOP’s rightward shift in recent years.

Idaho teacher to vie for Miss USA crown

“I am not only representing Idaho. I’m representing educators,” Katarina Schweitzer said.

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.