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West Ada trustees agree to keep masks mandatory while indoors
Masks are optional while outdoors, before school, after school, during recess, meals and other outdoor activities.
Critchfield announces run for state superintendent
Debbie Critchfield, former president of the State Board of Education, is the second Republican candidate to announce her bid for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Bulk of emails urged Little to veto critical race theory bill
By EdNews’ count, 69.4 percent of emails to the governor petitioned him to veto House Bill 377.
Educators get caught up on legislative session
The event drew about 100 administrators, including veterans at big districts like West Ada’s Mary Ann Ranells and leaders of smaller charters and districts like New Plymouth’s David Sotutu.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 5.10.21: Numbers continue to drop on most campuses
The lone exception: Brigham Young University-Idaho reported a slight increase in cases.
Reclaim Idaho files lawsuit over new ballot initiative law
The new law forces signature collectors to travel to the most far flung, least populated and remote parts of the state to gather signatures to qualify an initiative.
Some $47,000 raised for Rigby school shooting victims
A slew of fundraisers has exploded on the Internet and social media in the hours since the shooting took place. INSIDE: How to donate.
Guns-in-schools bills won’t move this legislative session
In an interview Friday, Sen. Patti Anne Lodge emphasized the need to train teachers and school staff so they know how to respond to a crisis. The staff’s response to Thursday’s shooting at Rigby Middle School underscored the value of training, she said.
Sixth-grade girl suspected of shooting two students and a custodian at Rigby Middle School
All three victims sustained non life-threatening injuries, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff.
Analysis: Funding higher education, on the basis of anecdotes and narrative
Narratives are powerful, but anecdotal. They’re not a good foundation for a budget. And next year’s higher education budget could directly affect the courses available to college and university students, and faculty and staffing at the four-year schools.