Month: August 2020
West Ada virtual school enrollment jumps after Tuesday board meeting
Ultimately, about 10 percent of West Ada students signed up to learn completely online this fall.
Boise district reports 32 coronavirus cases
The count includes students and staff cases since June 22.
Analysis: Lawmakers wish away a pandemic
Lawmakers wanted to send a message this week: Idaho is done with the coronavirus. The numbers suggest the coronavirus isn’t done with Idaho.
Districts would benefit from partnering with virtual charters
Online schools and online curriculum providers have been effective education providers in Idaho for two decades and it only makes sense to partner with them to provide remote lessons to every Idaho student during this crisis.
Little signs liability immunity bill into law
The bill, designed to protect a person and schools from lawsuits amid the coronavirus pandemic, became effective Thursday when Little signed it.
‘It’s a really tough situation:’ Working parents navigate virtual learning
“I don’t feel like it’s ever going to be what it could be if the kids were in the classroom,” one parent said.
State Board changes school funding method during COVID uncertainty
In other news, a longtime education leader plans to retire next month.
Legislature passes liability protection bill, wraps up special session
The bill is designed to protect a person, school district and college or university from lawsuits amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Repeat levies pass in West Ada, Middleton
The two-year levies — worth $28 million in West Ada and $3 million in Middleton — had failed during Idaho’s vote-by-mail spring primary.