BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Critical shortages of substitute teachers, bus drivers and other staff are stressing school districts and charter schools throughout Idaho, and a new program administered by the State Department of Education is now available to help, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced Thursday. "This is essential to maintaining the quality of education we offer and safely continuing in-perso  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 24 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra visited Crossroads Middle School this afternoon to surprise science teacher Todd Knight with a $1,000 check, balloons and the title of Idaho's 2022 Teacher of the Year. Selected by a blue ribbon panel from among10 finalists, Knight will be a spokesman and representative for Idaho educators and serve as Idaho's nominee for National Teacher of the Year  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 23 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Thirteen students from across Idaho, grades 4 through 12, gathered in Boise this week for the inaugural meeting of Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra's Student Advisory Council. The students, including one who participated via Zoom, spent Monday with Superintendent Ybarra sharing introductions and ideas, touring the Statehouse and discussing what is important to them and their peers a  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little announced Idaho will direct an additional $10 million in relief dollars to address the growing needs in Idaho hospitals, primary and urgent care clinics, and skilled nursing facilities due to the recent surge in COVID-19 patients needing care. "We have taken many steps to preserve access to healthcare during the pandemic, and this latest round of support will help ease the burden on our  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: More than half the nation's governors are calling on President Joe Biden to address the border crisis immediately. Governor Brad Little joined 25 other governors in requesting an in-person meeting with President Biden to find solutions to the national security and public health crisis created by the unenforced border with Mexico. "The sustained availability of drugs and the impact from crime related to dru  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following opinion: Americans are deeply divided on COVID-19 and the response to it. Public health has turned political, there's no doubt about it. But the situation playing out in hospitals across the country isn't up for debate. There are more patients in need of critical care in Idaho than ever before in our state's history. As a result, medical care is now limited for anyone who needs it, whether they have COVID-19 or not. We  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- Marshall University issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Dr. Stefan Schoberlein, an assistant professor in the Department of English and the director of digital humanities at Marshall University, along with a colleague from the University of Idaho, Dr. Zachary Turpin, are receiving acclaim in the literary world this month after their discovery of new texts penned by American poet Walt Whitman. Their discovery was announced in the   more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The result of a geophysical survey in a remote part of eastern Idaho could have economic impacts on the Gem State by identifying locations to extract cobalt and other minerals. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Idaho Geological Survey (IGS), a state agency housed at the University of Idaho in Moscow, are leading an airborne geophysical survey over 1,200 square miles located west of Salmon. Using  more