coronavirus
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Should masks be mandatory or optional in public schools?
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Vallivue staff members quarantined following possible COVID-19 exposure
They will miss the first two days of school.
Little’s week: special session negotiations and coronavirus updates
With a special legislative session planned for next week, Gov. Brad Little has a standing meeting every afternoon this week with Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill and House Speaker Scott Bedke.
This week’s coronavirus trendline (8.14.20 edition)
New coronavirus case numbers and hospitalization rates crept up slightly this week, but the state’s COVID-19 death rate slowed somewhat.
Should school open in person, online or a hybrid of the two?
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Middleton wants to write its own reopening metrics
Trustees also postponed the start of school by three weeks. In other news, more counties are under mask mandates.
ISBA director urges school boards to follow public health guidance
Even though the guidance is nonbinding, ISBA leaders said ignoring it could open schools up to lawsuits even if the Legislature passes liability protection.
Caldwell pivots to start school online this fall
Trustees abandoned a plan to reopen with hybrid-learning as Canyon County continues to see a high-risk of COVID-19.
‘A lot to learn’: 27-year teacher goes digital during coronavirus
For the first time in her career, Kristin Barrus won’t greet students at her classroom door but through a computer screen from home.
Analysis: For Idaho higher education, a pandemic makes old problems worse
Idaho’s higher education system faces a challenge that could not have been imagined this time a year ago: opening campuses to thousands of students, from across the state and around the world, during a global health crisis. But now, its old problems are even more daunting.