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Campus news items: Holt Arena will get a two-year makeover

In other news from Idaho higher education, Boise State University reports a $7.6 million increase in charitable giving.

New school year brings new initiatives and ongoing challenges

When it comes to charting a course for “back to school” this year, it’s more important than ever that decisions are made at the local level.

Little makes two choices for the State Board

The selections further put Little’s imprint on the board, which has far-ranging policymaking authority in K-12 and higher education. If the Senate confirms these nominations next winter, five of the board’s eight members will be Little appointees.

Idaho loses ground on the ISAT amid pandemic

The number of students considered “proficient” or “advanced” by the standardized test shrunk 5.5% in math and 1.5% in language arts from 2019 levels.

Tromp touts pandemic response — and sidesteps politics

Speaking at Albertsons Stadium, with Boise State’s trademark blue turf as a backdrop, Marlene Tromp’s message to students and staff felt like a pregame pep talk.

Four new charter schools are set to open this fall

The new schools will provide some 1,400 new seats for students in the coming years, charter support group Bluum says.

Analysis: The science backs up Idaho’s push for vaccinations

The vaccines are making a difference, but Idaho’s vaccination rates have slowed. What happens with vaccinations, right now, will go a long way toward determining what happens this fall in Idaho’s schools, and Idaho’s hospitals.

Special from the Boston Globe: How much worse would Provincetown’s outbreak have been without vaccines?

The outbreak demonstrated that, while vaccinated people were unlikely to get seriously ill from Delta, they can carry it, potentially threatening others who are more vulnerable.