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Fewer teachers apply for master educator premiums

This is the last class of applicants because the Legislature is phasing out the financial reward program.

President Trump sent a clear message to public schools and universities: Get open

“We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to reopen the schools,” Trump said Tuesday. Idaho Gov. Brad Little will respond on Thursday.

Little: Ignoring health guidelines jeopardizes school reopening

Little will present his school reopening plan Thursday. Sports could also be addressed in the plan.

Survey: More than 175,000 Idaho kids lack remote learning devices

Some K-12 administrators tell the state that nearly all of their students — or more — will need a device to learn on from home on this fall.

Fall sports could significantly complicate reopening schools amid pandemic

“It only takes one positive case to basically shut down an entire team, or potentially an entire school, for up to several weeks.”

No. 51, again: IEA decries Idaho’s per-pupil spending

Idaho again ranked last in the nation in per-pupil spending, according to a new National Education Association report. Idaho’s spending comes in at 52 percent of the national average.

Little’s school reopening committee plans to release guidance Thursday

Sports could be another obstacle to reopening next month. While some districts are planning for in-person classes, Idaho law allows public health districts and the State Board of Education to order schools closed.