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Trump administration defends Idaho’s transgender athletics ban
“Allowing biological males to compete in all-female sports is fundamentally unfair to female athletes,” Attorney General William Barr said Friday.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end DACA
“We may have won this battle, but the war is not over,” says Odalis Gonzalez, an Idaho graduate and DACA recipient studying at the University of Notre Dame.
Charter commission flags finances at three of its schools
The “notifications of fiscal concern” aren’t punitive per se, but they do provide a thin layer of protection to taxpayers in the event of a school’s midyear closure.
New interim committee set to look at academic standards
The first meeting is set for 9 a.m. Monday at the Statehouse.
Boise approves fall reopening plan
School starts Aug. 17 and families can choose whether students attend in-person or online.
Analysis: A repeat levy, and a familiar debate over school elections
The West Ada School District will run a $28 million supplemental levy in August — making use of a law many legislators want to change.
State Board will allow local school boards to develop reopening plans
Despite the formation of two new committees, local school boards will be responsible for developing their own local reopening plans, State Board of Education President Debbie Critchfield said.
Teton replaces Redskins mascot
Sports teams at East Idaho’s Teton High School will now be known as the Timberwolves.
Thermometers, sanitizers and masks: reopening school during a pandemic
“Remember, six feet apart” is almost a refrain inside Elevate Academy, a Caldwell charter that reopened on June 1.
Little urges caution as Idaho advances through reopening plan
“Just because we are in stage four doesn’t mean we can go back to life as normal,” Little said.