Don Coberly, Geoffry Thomas, Wil Overgaard, Teresa Fabricius

The teacher pipeline predicament

Idaho’s universities have seen a dramatic drop in the numbers of students enrolled in their teacher education programs. 

We believe early childhood education is the answer

One of our nation’s (and Idaho’s) greatest challenges is addressing the chronically low levels of reading preparedness among our children. 

Results from a recent poll conducted in Idaho commissioned by RISE

Idaho should focus on improving funding for public education and should ensure that all Idaho classrooms have access to the resources necessary for students to be successful. 

Idaho’s superintendent must be a model for all of Idaho’s children

Mr. Branden Durst is a poor fit for the office. He apparently does not understand that all educators must always strive to be models of self-control.

What the education freedom pledge really means

It’s time to identify and support candidates and legislators who understand the need to sustain and maintain a “general, uniform and thorough system of public, free common schools”.

Eliminate federal support for public schools?

That over-simplified suggestion sells among the anti-government crowd, but is inherently myopic in terms of the consequences for the Idaho taxpayer and the state’s children.

The race to reading at grade level

Without the benefit of preschool, hundreds of Idaho children are starting far behind their peers in kindergarten.

Covid-19 federal school funds – your local educators have a plan

Every Idaho school district and charter has developed plans for using their share of the grant monies and have posted them on their websites.

The tie that binds Idahoans together

It is completely true that money alone doesn’t solve problems—people do.

It is misleading to use a single metric to measure or predict student success

Attending and graduating from a four-year college is only one of many ways in which students can experience success after high school.