“I am doing everything I can to convince the trustees about how important it is to have kids in school,” Little said.
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Administrators to gather for in-person conference this week
More than 200 K-12 school leaders are gathering for their annual conference.
Virtual chaos: Technical problems put Boise’s school decision on hold
With an Aug. 17 opening date looming, Boise trustees will try again Tuesday to decide on the fate of fall instruction.
Boise, West Ada and Kuna schools placed in highest COVID-19 risk category
School boards still have the final say, but the state’s recommendation for Category 3 is for schools to be closed.
State Board waives college entrance exam admissions requirement for 2021-22 year
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many of this fall’s high school seniors have not been able to take the SAT or ACT test.
Reopening schools revolves around two issues, says district health program manager
Gina Pannell says kids need to be in schools, but how that can affect public health during a pandemic is hard to gauge.
This week’s coronavirus trendline (7.31.20 edition)
Coronavirus cases, July 31, 2020 Infogram Two coronavirus trends continued over the past week. Idaho again reported its deadliest week of the outbreak. Meanwhile, new cases dropped slightly — both statewide and in the coronavirus hotspots of Ada and Canyon counties. Since Saturday, 43 Idahoans have died from COVID-19, up from 28 deaths the previous…
Episode 219: Idaho’s Evolving School Reopening Debate
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a spike in cases is overtaking reopening plans in some of the state’s largest school districts.
Analysis: In a long, simmering summer of coronavirus, Boise trustees wrestle with reopening
The numbers are larger — the student and staff numbers, and the case numbers. But Boise’s school reopening dilemma is the state’s school reopening dilemma.
Legislative working group calls for special session to address liability issues
Only Gov. Brad Little can call a special session of the Legislature. He’s left the door open but hasn’t acted yet.