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In response to coronavirus crisis, Boise State will phase out staff contracts
The shift from contracts to open-ended “appointment letters” could allow Boise State to eliminate positions during a prolonged economic downturn.
Meet the students who are working your essential jobs
From healthcare to food service, teens are working essential jobs on top of their remote class schedules. Here’s how some of them are trying to strike that balance.
Idaho schools secure $6 million in federal timber funding
The money comes from the feds’ Secure Rural Schools program. Congress and the White House have agreed on a two-year extension for the program.
Idaho Education News wins 17 Press Club awards
Devin Bodkin was named Idaho’s Reporter of the Year.
Ybarra sues State Board of Education and Idaho Legislature
The move represents a major escalation of a dispute over technology and data management.
Analysis: Like K-12, higher education struggles to shift to remote instruction
Access issues? Achievement gaps? Those aren’t just issues for the public schools.
Little unveils a plan to reopen Idaho’s economy
The four-stage plan does not change school closures or reopening criteria the State Board of Education approved last week.
Nampa cheers on seniors with drive-by cap and gown pickup
With the future of graduation still uncertain, Thursday’s cap-and-gown pickup was a chance for teachers and students to lift each other’s spirits.
Administrators split on reopening school this spring
Some Idaho schools could reopen in May, if trustees and health districts sign onto the plan. For now, local administrators are in a holding pattern.
Ybarra tells school leaders to brace for new spending cuts of up to 5 percent
The new budget cuts are not official and would be applied during the 2021 budget year that begins July 1.