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Boise trustee resigns after criticizing government COVID response

The board will meet next week to formally accept Troy Rohn’s resignation and outline the steps for filling his seat.

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Parents like it — or leave it — one month into Boise Online School

The Boise Online School got off to a hectic start. One month in, parents have mixed reviews.

Caldwell’s gradually reopening school

This week all of Caldwell’s elementary students have been in school in small groups to take state reading assessments.

Analysis: West Ada and Boise are reopening, but ‘the hard part is staying open’

The state’s two largest school districts are likely to face the same reopening challenges that have confronted other Idaho schools — just on a larger scale.

For West Ada and Boise schools, yellow means go … gradually

West Ada students will be back in school starting Monday. The Boise School District will begin allowing students back in school on Sept. 21.

West Ada starts the first day back with connectivity issues

The district says web-filtering issues and problems with national service Blackboard are slowing down connectivity.

Boise schools could begin reopening Sept. 21 — but gradually

Pre-K through second-grade students would be the first children back in school, under Boise’s reopening plan outlined Thursday.

Nampa decides to keep school fully online

Trustees also voted 4-1 to allow the district’s fall athletics programs to resume practices starting Thursday. 

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.

Nampa starts school fully online

Sixth grader teacher Lindsay Hines shares the details of her first day — desks were empty but her schedule was full.