Idaho COVID-19 hospitalizations drop again to October level; state adds 11 more deaths Nicole Foy and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman
Jan. 23 Idaho s coronavirus situation continues to improve across several metrics as the state s vaccination rollout continues.
The number of Idahoans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped again to 252 on Wednesday the fewest people hospitalized since Oct. 20. There were 67 people hospitalized in intensive care units Wednesday, the last day the data was available.
The state s seven-day case average also dropped to October levels at 615.1. Health and Welfare and the state s seven health districts reported 428 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 149 probable cases Friday, for a total count of 577 new cases.
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Farragut Elementary School in St. Louis Greater Ville neighborhood is one of 11 schools in the city listed for closure last month. St. Louis Public Schools will present a possibly shortened list Tuesday.
St. Louis Public Schools parents will learn Tuesday evening if efforts over the past month to save any of 11 targeted schools in the city from closing were successful.
The St. Louis Board of Education will meet at 6:30 to hear and is expected to vote on an updated plan for consolidating buildings and resources across the shrinking district. By closing some of the district’s 68 buildings, the district’s leader contends, it will be able to provide more support services and better academic opportunities to students.
Some teachers at Brentano Math & Science Academy bundled up and set up tables and computers outside so they could still teach virtually.
It s been a long time coming, but it s finally here. Roughly 6,000 CPS students will return to in-person learning for the first time since March. Those returning are Pre-K and special needs students whose parents were willing to send their children back into school buildings. I feel like she s regressing because she s not getting the therapies she needs, said CPS parent Ebonie Davis.
Davis is the mother of identical twins Leah and Layla Scott. The girls are in the 1st grade at South Shore s Thorpe Elementary, but Layla is autistic. When offered the choice to send them back, Davis said she split her decision.
JANESVILLE
Teachers spend careers without knowing how they affected the lives of the kids who passed through their classrooms.
Mike Dean, who spent 38 years in the Janesville School District, is hearing from dozens of former students at a time when he needs the words the most. He is in a hospice, suffering from an inoperable brain tumor.
Deanâs son, Steve, set up âMr. Dean Memoriesâ on Facebook in November, and memories flooded in from former students and colleagues.
âI have never met anyone as dedicated to the craft of teaching as my father was,â Steve said. âHe truly cared and immersed his life in his true calling. Whether it was writing in-depth, personalized comments on the paper of every student, lending an ear or an encouraging pick-me-up to those in need, jumping on top of desks or dressing up like Zeus, there is nobody like him. He left a lasting, positive impression on so many, and I am glad I have been able to share these memories with him.
How Black male teachers in Minnesota are recruiting others to the profession
Currently 34% of K-12 students across the state are students of color, while just 4% of licensed teachers identify as nonwhite.
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Prodeo Academy teacher Markus Flynn leads a fifth grade science class that is learning remotely. Flynn has been teaching for two years and is the new executive director of Black Men Teach. Christine T. Nguyen / MPR News
MINNEAPOLIS All throughout high school, Kaiyre Lewis enjoyed working with kids. He babysat, he coached youth teams, worked at camps. It came natural to him, especially as a big brother.