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Analysis: November’s school board elections reflect their turbulent time
Tensions over local COVID-19 protocols, and the nationalized critical race theory backlash, are reshaping trustee races in 2021. Is this a step toward pricier, more partisan elections?
West Ada to stop contact tracing, keep mask mandate
The district will instead notify parents if their student was in a classroom with someone who tested positive. Parents will be advised to monitor for symptoms but keep their kids in class.
State, districts navigate political pushback on ‘social-emotional learning’
The widely used academic term has been drawn into the fierce and divisive debate surrounding critical race theory.
Analysis: Another Little-McGeachin education showdown is on hold, but not permanently
On Thursday, Little’s State Board of Education delayed a vote on a higher education diversity, educational equity and inclusion policy. This still looms as a big showdown, reinforcing Little’s and McGeachin’s positions on opposite sides of the campus culture wars.
Sunshine reports: Little campaign haul approaches $500,000
The incumbent governor and state superintendent’s candidate Debbie Critchfield continue to far outpace their prospective opponents in campaign fundraising, according to finance reports.
McGeachin issues executive order on COVID-19 vaccine, testing requirements
The lieutenant governor issued an executive order Tuesday, seeking to ban K-12 schools and colleges and universities from requiring vaccines or COVID-19 testing. Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind the order when he returns to Idaho.
Analysis: The harsh realities of a children’s pandemic
Idaho kids are contracting the coronavirus, in record numbers. Some are very sick. Schools are struggling with the effects. And it’s likely to get worse.
Kustra won’t run for office, but he will speak out about Idaho politics
“I wouldn’t waste my time trying to run as a Republican here because I couldn’t get elected in a Republican primary these days,” said the former Boise State University president, who laments the GOP’s rightward shift in recent years.
Idaho teacher to vie for Miss USA crown
“I am not only representing Idaho. I’m representing educators,” Katarina Schweitzer said.
Without cause — or explanation — a divided NIC board fires its president
Rick MacLennan’s five-year run as North Idaho College president abruptly ended last week. The college will now search for an interim president and a permanent successor, while paying MacLennan’s $222,000-a-year salary.