Month: June 2020

Coronavirus cases hit another single-day peak

For the third time in six days, new and confirmed cases hit a one-day peak. Coronavirus cases have more than doubled across the state over the past 30 days.

Middleton will rerun supplemental levy in August

Voters rejected the two-year, $3 million levy during this spring’s primary.

Science standards committee to follow Legislature’s guidance

This week’s meetings touched off what is expected to be a lengthy and intricate process.

Judge orders a restart in Reclaim Idaho initiative campaign

U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered state officials to work with Reclaim Idaho, and allow the group to resume campaigning for its $170 million K-12 funding ballot initiative next week.

Divided Supreme Court sides with school-choice advocates

The 5-4 ruling focuses attention on so-called Blaine Amendments, which prohibit the use of public money to support religious schools. Idaho is one of about three dozen states with such an amendment.

A teacher’s perspective on opening Idaho schools safely

These steps are a genuine starting point to safely allow our students and staff to resume this fall while protecting the health of those in the building and the community.

Reclaim Idaho requests spot for K-12 initiative on November ballot

Saying the state has shown it has no intention of complying with an earlier court ruling, Reclaim Idaho’s attorneys want a federal judge to place their $170 million initiative before voters.

Public blocked from first SDE standards review committee meeting

In other news, Gov. Brad Little’s school reopening committee is nearing — and extending — its deadline to act.

Legislature’s attorneys receive $142,000 for Ybarra lawsuit

It’s unclear how much state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s lawyer has received. Former attorney general and lieutenant governor David Leroy has a contract worth up to $200,000.