The EdNews Show

With the first day of school only a month away, teachers are starting to react to the state's reopening guidance that came out last week.

Overall, teachers said they miss their students, they want to go back for in-person instruction and they want to know the state and schools have a plan to do that safely.

This week Gov. Brad Little released Idaho's guidance for reopening schools.

At the highest levels of government, from Little on up to President Trump, officials are encouraging and expecting schools to reopen at the end of the summer.

With only five weeks remaining until the first day of school, we'll try to put it all in perspective.

Over the past week, COVID-219 cases have been on the rise in Boise and other communities. We'll explain the response, which included moving Ada County back to to stage three, limiting group sizes there and closing Boise State University's campus.

This week's top story is the State Board of Education will empower local school boards to develop their own plans for reopening in the fall. We'll explain the decision and discuss how this is a departure from how closures were handled this spring.

Plus, get caught up on the rest of this week's big stories.

This week Boise State Public Radio's James Dawson joins the podcast to discuss Idaho's coronavirus responses and the political struggles and peer pressure that have come up along the way.

Plus, Dawson and EdNews reporter Clark Corbin look back at last week's oral arguments from school chief Sherri Ybarra's lawsuit against the Legislature and the State Board of Education.

Idaho Supreme Court justices asked tough questions Friday during oral arguments in the turf war between schools chief Sherri Ybarra, the Legislature and the State Board of Education.

We'll discuss some of the key questions and play a couple of audio clips.

Plus, find out the results of Idaho's historic first all-absentee primary election.

This week, the conversation started to pivot toward what school might look like in Idaho this fall, both at the public school and higher education level. We'll highlight how approaches might vary from district to district.

Plus, find out the latest on school chief Sherri Ybarra's lawsuit as we brace for oral arguments next week.

This week we break down the new budget guidance from Gov. Brad Little that offers a blueprint for cutting next year's school budget by 5 percent, or about $99 million.

We'll look at cuts to technology and freezing teachers on the career ladder salary system.

This week the Idaho State Board of Education revised the criteria schools would need to meet if they hope to reopen during the end of the current academic year. The new criteria aligns with Gov. Brad Little's staged Idaho Rebounds plan. We'll explain what the limits are, and why you shouldn't expect a return to business as usual.

After more than a month in a statewide, stay-home order, Idaho begins its gradual reopening today. We'll discuss how lifting the stay-home order affects local schools' ability to attempt to reopen this year.

Plus, we break down the latest developments in schools chief Sherri Ybarra's lawsuit against the State Board and the Legislature.