Overall proficiency among students in grades K-3 was the lowest recorded since at least 2015. Just under half of all students started this year reading at grade level.
Idaho public school enrollment drops, virtual schools see big gains
Idaho public schools are serving 4,554 fewer students than last year, marking the first time since 1997 that the state has seen a decline in enrollment.
Caldwell High goes remote after staff COVID quarantines
The district doesn’t have enough substitutes to open the building while 14 percent of staff are quarantined.
Parents divided on merits of West Ada ‘sickout’
School was canceled Monday because district leaders could not find enough substitute teachers to fill in for teachers who called in sick.
Boise plans to let secondary students back in schools on Monday
Trustees went over details of the plan on Thursday, but were still confused about where the teachers union stands.
Twin Falls coach suspended for using ‘inappropriate racial language’
The coach was suspended until Oct. 19, and will be required to apologize to his classes and attend sensitivity training.
West Ada records first enrollment drop in decades
Boise and West Ada, the state’s two largest school districts, are reporting 5 percent enrollment declines from last year.
Boise to continue with hybrid learning; CDH says plan is OK even in the ‘red’
Central District Health released new school guidance Friday even as it plans to move back into the “red,” high-risk category for COVID-19 community transmission.
Fruitland faces second federal lawsuit over handling of sexual misconduct allegations
A lawsuit filed Friday argues the district failed to protect a student from sexual abuse by her track coach.
Idaho’s 2021 teacher of the year says “it’s all about relationships”
“After [students] know that I care for them individually, that I know them not just by name, then they will learn,” Jorge Pulleiro said.