District officials said 440 teachers called in sick for Tuesday.
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West Ada cancels school on Monday with massive teacher sick day looming
The West Ada Education Association urged its members to put in for an additional sick day on Tuesday.
Analysis: A fight is looming over an unexpected state surplus. Bank on it.
The state is looking at a budget windfall exceeding a half a billion dollars. That’s ample money to launch a debate about competing priorities — such as teacher pay raises vs. tax cuts.
West Ada Education Association urges teachers to call in sick en masse
Leaders of the teachers union want to amplify their message that it is unsafe to offer hybrid, in-person instruction now that health officials have elevated the district to the red COVID-19 risk classification.
As schools reopen, children’s coronavirus case numbers double in two months
The spike exceeds even a rapid increase in Idaho cases overall, and correlates with the start of the 2020-21 school year.
Kindergarten enrollments are down during the pandemic
One reading expert said it could take years for the state to bounce back from impacts COVID-19 is having on the state’s youngest learners.
West Ada records first enrollment drop in decades
Boise and West Ada, the state’s two largest school districts, are reporting 5 percent enrollment declines from last year.
Analysis: Boise State faces a financial reckoning
The sure things in the university’s $240 million annual budget — students in classrooms and fans in grandstands — aren’t sure things anymore.
Election 2020: Online voter registration closes Friday
If they miss the deadline, Idahoans can still register in-person during early voting or on Election Day at the polls.
White House coronavirus task force recommends moving some Idaho schools online
The report says increasing COVID cases among 12- to 17-year-olds suggest outbreaks might be related to school openings in 10 Idaho counties.