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Kindergarten enrollments are down during the pandemic

One reading expert said it could take years for the state to bounce back from impacts COVID-19 is having on the state’s youngest learners.

Thousands of high school seniors to take SAT today

The free test day was rescheduled from the spring after the original date was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Klopfenstein abruptly resigns as West Ada school board chair

“I can’t continue like this, this is ridiculous,” Klopfenstein said after citing relationships among the board.

West Ada records first enrollment drop in decades

Boise and West Ada, the state’s two largest school districts, are reporting 5 percent enrollment declines from last year.

Middleton trustees agree to move students into the classroom full-time

The elected officials went against recommendations from the superintendent and concerns from the teacher’s union.

Health officials move West Ada, Boise and Kuna schools to red COVID-19 risk classification

Boise will continue in a hybrid educational model. West Ada’s school board will discuss its operational plan Tuesday night.

BYU-Idaho threatens suspensions for students intentionally contracting COVID-19

The Rexburg-based university said Monday that it is “deeply troubled” by accounts of individuals trying to catch the illness in order to sell their plasma containing antibodies for the disease.

Opening during a pandemic: A public charter school welcomes students

“It has been an adventure,” said school leader Anthony Haskett. “But it has been rewarding.”

Campus coronavirus update, 10.12.20: Cases, testing ramp up at U of I

As cases continue to rise, the University of Idaho hopes to tests all students on campus. “We know this is not fun, but it is extremely helpful as we continue to identify and respond to where the virus exists on our Moscow campus,” President C. Scott Green and interim Provost Torrey Lawrence said Friday.