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Online schools seeing jump in enrollment during COVID

Some online schools are worried the jump isn’t sustainable, and students could return to their regular districts once the pandemic subsides.

West Ada will allow full in-person classes for youngest students first — but not yet

Boise and West Ada will give younger students more in-person class time once Central District Health says it’s OK for kids to be in schools.

Little urges Idahoans to continue to fight the virus so schools can reopen

With schools coming back into session across the state, Gov. Brad Little said the next few weeks are an important time for education and fighting the virus.

Middleton to open next week in a hybrid-learning model

Trustees have indicated their goal is to get students inside the classroom as much as possible. For now, in-person learning will happen part of the time.

After years of rapid growth, CWI faces an enrollment drop

Numbers could drop by 2 percent, but the Nampa-based college had been bracing for a 15 percent drop. At other community colleges, enrollment numbers are mixed.

Ybarra seeks to ‘unfreeze’ teacher pay

Ybarra’s 2022 budget proposal calls for a 1.5 percent increase in K-12 spending, the smallest percentage increase she has requested since taking office.

CDH sticks to online learning recommendation for West Ada

The state’s largest school district will begin the school year online on Sept. 8. Parents have pushed for schools to open, and protesters showed up at district headquarters Monday morning.