This week we take a closer look at the the Boise School District's decision to move to full remote learning in the face of rising coronavirus cases and operational strains at every corner. Unless the pandemic is put under control, more districts may soon find themselves in Boise's position.

This week we scratch under the surface of Idaho's statewide 2020 election results.

Amid record turnout, voters delivered a deep red result that allows the Republicans to expand their supermajority in the Legislature.

We'll take a closer look at particularly interesting district in Boise. We'll also consider how a couple of county commission races can affect education.

Idaho is in a crisis with the coronavirus pandemic Gov. Brad Little said this week as he announced new restrictions for Idaho. The pushback was swift. Some Idahoans said the governor's modest response doesn't do enough to slow the spread the virus. Others said the governor has done too much to restrict liberty and harm the economy.

This week, we break down some of the numbers behind our top stories — the pandemic response, new student enrollment numbers, K-3 test results and teacher evaluations.

Hundreds of teachers called in sick Monday and Tuesday, forcing the state's largest school district to cancel school for two days. Although classes have resumed, division and challenges remain.

In many ways West Ada's story is indicative of the issues facing districts all across the state.

Idaho's largest school district is bracing for more than 700 teachers to call in sick on Monday in protest of continuing in-person learning under the highest COVID-19 risk classification.

We're not really sure what will happen yet, but the district has said it can't cover the absences as of now.

COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Idaho.

This week, a report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force recommends moving to online school in Idaho counties with high case numbers. The report suggests increases in COVID-19 cases among 12-17 year-olds may be linked to school reopening.

The White House task force also recommends moving University of Idaho, Boise State University and Brigham Young University-Idaho to online instruction.

We'll break down the latest from a busy week.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says students returning to college is one of the factors driving an increase in COVID-19 cases.

The numbers show that several university campuses are experiencing sharp increases in COVID-19 cases. This week, outbreaks led the University of Idaho to allow virtual teaching this week.

It was a sobering week on the school reopening front across the state.

Middleton's superintendent announced that district employee died after contracting COVID-19.

Meanwhile, schools and districts from North Start Charter to Glenns Ferry to Emmett are moving to online learning or temporarily closing in the wake of multiple confirmed cases.

Across the state, schools, colleges and universities continue to navigate reopening and dealing with the pandemic.

The fallout touches so many areas.

This week, we discuss the plan to offset K-12 public schools budget cuts.

Plus we take a look at higher education, where colleges and universities are bracing for furloughs and hoping for a return of football.

Today Gov. Brad Little requested $99 million in feral relief money to offset state cuts to the K-12 public school budget.

On this week's show we'll explain the proposal, break down what we know about how the money can be used and talk about the budget news that let up to Little's announcement.