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State to reopen applications for remote learning grants
This is the last chance for families to apply for grants to pay for computers, internet connectivity and more.
State Board: K-12 employees could receive COVID-19 vaccines by January
For instructors and staff at Idaho’s colleges and universities, the wait could stretch into early to mid-summer.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 11.23.20: As Thanksgiving break arrives, numbers are mixed
As planned, Idaho universities will move to online instruction after the Thanksgiving break.
Educators continue in-person instruction amid COVID surge
K-12 schools have the authority to keep kids in the classroom full time. And they’ve received the blessing from Gov. Brad Little, who says schools are a safer, more controlled environment than the community at large.
Coronavirus trendline, 11.20.20: Record cases and record deaths, again
All of Idaho’s key coronavirus metrics continued to move in the wrong direction this week. The state and its health districts reported nearly 9,800 new cases and 94 COVID-19 deaths.
Analysis: What we know (and don’t know) about COVID-19 vaccines and Idaho schools
Based on trials for two COVID-19 vaccines, there is reason for genuine optimism — but it is shrouded in logistical uncertainty, and clouded by harsh short-term reality.
Coronavirus roundup: A turbulent and troubling Tuesday
New guidelines could affect school sports and extracurricular activities in the Treasure Valley. Deaths and case numbers hit one-day peaks. And a health district entertains COVID-19 conspiracy theorists.
NNU will reopen campus Wednesday
Northwest Nazarene University issued the Nov. 10 stay-in-place directive as case numbers began climbing on the Nampa campus. Since then, the case numbers are showing signs of tapering off.
K-12 coronavirus cases continue to climb sharply
The hotspots are high schools — especially in the West Ada and Boise school districts.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 11.16.20: Case numbers spike, nearly across the board
The coronavirus has forced its first campus closure of the fall semester — a stay-in-place order at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa. Meanwhile, nearly every college and university in Idaho is grappling with increasing case numbers.