Todd Knight, a science teacher at Crossroads Middle School, was also West Ada’s 2021 teacher of the year.
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Student with gun arrested at Rigby Middle School
It’s the second time police responded to a gun-related incident at the school this year. Nobody was injured this time.
Critchfield’s campaign treasurer linked to embattled charter schools
The State Board of Education member and candidate for state superintendent says she’s not concerned about Michael Arrington’s role as board chair of two charter schools under state investigation of its finances.
Analysis: Some trustees and parents are making it tougher to track COVID-19 in schools
The easily spread COVID-19 delta variant can move within a community pretty much as it wishes. Intersecting and interconnected, the lines of infection move from schools or to schools.
Pocatello-Chubbuck approves — then rescinds — mask mandate
Find out what other districts are doing through a link to our interactive tracker inside the story.
Victor principal: “I just try to identify the right thing to do and do it.”
Megan Christiansen made masks mandatory at her elementary school, bucking district and statewide decisions.
Campus news items: How Idaho fared in U.S. News and World Report rankings
The national magazine ranks colleges and universities for overall quality, but also in categories such as affordability, innovation and outreach to students who are eligible for federal financial aid.
Some districts do away with extra COVID leave for teachers
Some of Idaho’s biggest districts are no longer offering extra COVID-specific sick leave, while others across the state are using federal funds to keep providing the coverage.
Canyon County districts win grant for early learning
In other news, Heritage Community School Charter administrator Javier Castaneda passed away unexpectedly this week.
Principal makes masks mandatory, bucking district policy
“Victor Elementary is my family, and I’m watching them crumble in front of me,” principal Megan Christiansen wrote in an impassioned letter to parents and staff Thursday.