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The latest and breaking news and investigative reports about Idaho public education.
‘A lot to learn’: 27-year teacher goes digital during coronavirus
For the first time in her career, Kristin Barrus won’t greet students at her classroom door but through a computer screen from home.
Education news from around Idaho
A social media giveaway, a big award for a Boise teacher and more education news from around the Gem State.
Little said he expects COVID-19 school closures to be short
“When students are out of the classroom for too long, the achievement gap widens,” Little said during a press conference Thursday.
Analysis: For Idaho higher education, a pandemic makes old problems worse
Idaho’s higher education system faces a challenge that could not have been imagined this time a year ago: opening campuses to thousands of students, from across the state and around the world, during a global health crisis. But now, its old problems are even more daunting.
North Idaho schools at mid-level risk of coronavirus transmission
Many school districts in the area have not yet determined their back-to-school plans as they wait to see how the virus progresses.
Bonneville makes masks mandatory
East Idaho’s largest school district also approved a heavier emphasis on face-to-face learning for its more than 13,000 students.
Little to call special legislative session for week of Aug. 24
Little is keeping the details under wraps, but he will release more information the week of Aug. 17.
Boise students will start the school year at home
Trustees voted to teach virtually until Sept. 8, and possibly return to school in person if coronavirus case rates drop.
West Ada delays school year — and pushes for some face-to-face classes
The trustees of Idaho’s largest school district want to get students into the classroom for at least part of the school year — a push that, for now, runs counter to recommendations from local health officials.
College of Idaho moves to online learning model
The Caldwell-based private college announced in May its fall plans for in-person learning. Those plans have changed amid a pandemic.