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COVID testing task force unveils suggestions
Recommendations include prioritizing tests for healthcare workers and nursing home residents, and only limited antibody testing at this point.
Middleton plans to correct open-meetings error
Union leaders filed a grievance this week, saying a May 11 board executive session was an act of bad faith.
Education news roundup: Three Idaho students named presidential scholars
In other news, a student safety tipline launches a poster contest and a rural school district wins money for connectivity.
Head Start teachers find creative ways to serve children
They are reaching out to service low-income families during the pandemic.
Educators head into a tight and uncertain negotiation season
School districts are beginning work on contracts for next school year — facing a soft deadline of July 1. The bigger issue: What will the state’s revenue picture look like in the months to come?
Analysis: A novel virus exposes an old rift within Idaho’s GOP
Arguably, the deepest and most bitter split in Idaho politics can be found within its dominant Republican Party. The coronavirus pandemic didn’t create the rift, but instead brought it into public view.
Idaho’s all-star teachers share ups-and-downs of distance learning
In a webinar with State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra, former teachers of the year shared their technical — and emotional —insights.
Former principal sues White Pine Charter School
The lawsuit alleges that the trustees violated the administrator’s human and civil rights.
Little addresses questions, reservations about reopening
“Everything we do is we’re trying to maintain that social distancing,” Little said.
Former principal to be charged with grand theft
Another former employee will also be charged with four counts of the crime, Bingham County Prosecutor Paul Rogers tells Idaho Education News.