A student just has to call a phone number where they can receive immediate crisis counseling, and set up an appointment with a local mental health professional.
University of Idaho President C. Scott Green is urging alumni and business leaders to speak up for higher education funding. A critic of the higher education budget dismissed Green’s attacks as “spin.”
One Boise parent worries that standardized tests in 2021 will be more of an indicator of how she wasn’t able to teach her own children when they were at home.
The 18-17 vote kicks the controversial $6 million grant back to the House, which rejected an earlier version of the bill in March.
Calvin Loffer tried to take his own life. He’s grateful to be alive and be able to share his message: Mental health challenges can impact anyone.
States across the country have put increased focus on mental health in schools for several years. Momentum is building in Idaho, but the state lacks a cohesive plan to ensure services from district to district.
Also this week, Idaho Falls selected its new superintendent and Coeur d’Alene finds its candidates.
While new case numbers were virtually unchanged overall, case numbers for preschool- and school-aged children increased rapidly. And the state passed a vaccination milestone; more than 500,000 Idahoans have received at least one vaccine.
After the Senate killed a proposal earlier in the session, the election change is back by a different legislative maneuver.
“Idahoans are increasingly frustrated by the apparent lack of awareness and leadership coming from the state on these issues,” McGeachin said in a news release announcing the task force on school indoctrination.
School choice advocates almost got a private school bill through the Legislature, but fell short. After a year of turbulence in the classroom — and amidst a record-setting state surplus — they couldn’t have asked for a better opening.
