Month: April 2020
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.
My family’s struggles during stay-home orders
Each child tackles the days — and school work — differently.
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.
The coronavirus trendline: The week in review (4.24.20 edition)
Idaho’s coronavirus infection rate showed continued signs of flattening this week. But testing numbers remain hit and miss.
Episode 208: Education Leaders Brace for Another Round of Budget Cuts
State leaders are looking closer at the economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic.
Idaho Press: Student leaders criticize Little over transgender laws
Two new laws restricting transgender rights “exhibit blatant transphobia,” 28 college and university student leaders said in a letter to Gov. Brad Little. Betsy Russell of the Idaho Press wrote about the letter Thursday.
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.