Viewpoint: Supt. Ybarra lays out education priorities ahead of 2021 legislative session
Legislation on in-person learning, restoring budget cuts, teacher pay and early literacy top Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra s priority list. Author: Doug Petcash Updated: 3:34 PM MST January 10, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Public education is expected to be a major topic at this year s Idaho Legislative Session, which starts on Monday.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra s has requested a budget of just over $2 billion for the upcoming school year. But school funding is not the only item on her priority list, she told KTVB s Doug Petcash.
Ybarra says she plans to introduce legislation backing in-person learning for students, a point of contention as Idaho grapples with the spread of coronavirus.
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State board waives college entrance exam requirement for class of 2021
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and last updated 2020-12-17 21:21:49-05
The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to waive completing a college entrance exam as a high school graduation requirement for the class of 2021.
Board members said they waived the state requirement for students who will graduate at the end of this school year because of continued disruptions and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
While they waived they state requirement, board members said local schools or districts could elect to keep the requirement in place if they prefer and if testing is available locally.
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The Idaho Board of Land Commissioners has rejected petitions from the Idaho Conservation League and the Sawtooth Historical and Interpretive Association to hold a public hearing on a controversial proposal to build a 195-foot-tall communications tower in the Sawtooth Valley, the ICL reported Tuesday.
The project would sit on state-owned lands on a ridge overlooking Redfish Lake. At three times the height of surrounding trees, the proposed tower would protrude above the landscape and impact the views there, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, the ICL noted in a press release.
The proposed tower would be built by AT&T as part of the national FirstNet emergency communications network. It would also handle public cell phone calls. However, it has been met with widespread public opposition, including from the Custer County commissioners and Sawtooth Search and Rescue.