As students, faculty and community members begin to return to the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) campus they might see a new face, the fifth president of the college
The College of Southern Idaho will get a little more than $2 million as part of the federal government grant package to help higher education institutions and students weather the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Idaho schools will remain on a "soft closure" for the remainder of the school year, but local districts may have the option to bring back students to the classroom depending on the status of social distancing directives are lifted because of the the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Today the state board of education will consider a number of issues in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic in Idaho, including the extension of the "soft closure" of schools.
Idaho schools have been instructed to implement a "soft closure" of facilities until April 20 in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The College of Southern Idaho has a new president that will take over this summer as the current president is set to retire at the end of the semester.
Like many colleges and universities in the region, the College of Southern Idaho will move all classes online after spring break and has cancelled all public events as a precautionary response to the coronavirus.
Elementary students across Idaho, including those in the Magic Valley, are invited to submit their renditions of holiday cards to the Idaho State Department of Education.
A couple of Magic Valley schools are among those that have been chosen to receive part of a more than $125,000 federal grant to improve their nutrition programs.
Hagerman High School earlier this summer was awarded with a $25,000 grant to help with its STEM curriculum, and today, Friday, the school will be presented with the check.
A Magic Valley yogurt maker has teamed up with the Idaho Food Bank to provide weekend meal packets for students who attend elementary schools in the Twin Falls School District.