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Biden signs order to advance educational equity for Latino students
The initiative aims to increase Latino students’ access to quality educational programs and break down barriers to higher education, among other things.
Cardinal Academy for parenting teens opens its doors to students
The school’s six teachers all cater to numerous grade levels, and work with students who often experience gaps in their education.
Districts worry about return to attendance-based funding amid COVID-19 absences
Some districts are seeing 15-20% absence rates, which could hurt the attendance averages used to calculate payments from the state.
Idaho climbs in national graduation rankings
The state escaped the bottom 10 for grad rates during the pandemic, according to our nationwide analysis.
Schools report low bullying numbers from 2019-20 school year
Idaho administrators reported 1,750 incidents of bullying among more than 300,000 youth. Children report different numbers.
Ybarra asks for school funding increase to pay for full-day kindergarten
The 8.5% proposed budget increase in state tax dollars would also pay for expansion on the teacher salary career ladder and boost district operational funding.
Covid-19 prompts return to remote learning in some Idaho schools
At least two elementary schools and a charter have switched to remote learning until Labor Day after reporting multiple cases of COVID-19 among students or staff.
State Board report highlights consequences of 9th grade GPA drop during the pandemic
New data shows that students of color and English language learners were disproportionally impacted by disruptions to in-person learning — and saw bigger GPA drops if schools moved online.
Little calls for back-to-school vaccines
Children under 12 cannot receive the vaccine, so they need adults to “make the right decision,” the governor said.
Cassia County residents hit with bizarre surveys. District warns: ‘It’s a scam’
The snail-mail surveys solicit donations for a fight against “radical leftist Common Core” or the “indoctrination and intimidation from Islamic radicals.” So, why Cassia?