“When students are out of the classroom for too long, the achievement gap widens,” Little said during a press conference Thursday.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
State department gearing up for full round of tests
The SDE’s 2020-2021 assessment calendar includes testing dates for Idaho’s early-reading exam and the federally mandated Idaho Standards Achievement Tests.
Analysis: Behind the legal maneuvering in the Reclaim Idaho initiative
Let’s not lose sight of the big-picture questions raised by the Reclaim Idaho initiative: How much should Idaho spend on public schools, and who ought to pay?