Month: December 2020
A flurry of filings: Opponents urge federal court to strike down Idaho’s transgender athletics ban
Monday’s “friend of the court” filings came from across the nation and from a variety of vantage points — from former Idaho attorneys general; from prominent female athletes; from health care and advocacy groups; and from corporate America.
Nampa superintendent’s one-time payments concerned two trustees
Paula Kellerer gave herself and staff members coronavirus-related stipends without first getting board approval. A string of emails between two board members illustrates confusion.
Seven percent of Idahoans have contracted COVID-19 since March
Teachers are expected to get vaccinated in the second-wave of vaccine distributions, but the exact timeline for that rollout is still up in the air.
Biden set to nominate Miguel Cardona as education secretary, sidestepping fraught policy debates
The Connecticut education commissioner is a former public school teacher.
Education is the best investment Idaho can make
Lawmakers should look at our high education institutions as the best investment to ensure Idaho and its citizens have a prosperous future.
K-12 coronavirus case numbers dip ahead of holiday break
At least 3,315 K-12 students and staffers have contracted coronavirus this school year, according to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare data.
Most districts and charters fail to comply with Idaho’s transparency laws
Only about 20 percent of schools update their websites with current expenditures, contracts and board documents, according to an EdNews review.
Campus coronavirus roundup, 12.21.20: Cases exceeded 5,400 for fall semester
All 11 public and private colleges and universities managed to maintain some form of face-to-face learning during the semester — but not without problems.
We met Santa … at a drive-thru
Nevermind the car door separating us all. There he was, in all his splendor, an arm’s reach away. The Big Man. Father Christmas.
CORONAVIRUS TRENDLINE, 12.18.20: Sharp trends dip after post-Thanksgiving surge
A record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases after the Thanksgiving holiday looks to have flattened slightly this week, mirroring a trend in the K-12 system EdNews reported on Monday.