Wayne Hoffman
School lessons, textbooks should be scrutinized for leftist teachings
Cartoon depictions on the ceiling at Wood River High School are but a symptom of a greater problem, that of kids being presented with a biased view of what American government is all about.
Legislature’s inaction on agency regs may be its greatest accomplishment
Idahoans should expect to see a reduction in agency regulations and the elimination of policies that have no business being on the books in Idaho.
School ‘turnaround’ legislation would reward failing schools
The bill would award incentives to failing schools that are otherwise not available to the best schools and their teachers.
Funding formula rewrite is a dud
“To the degree that we’re stuck with it, the Legislature should pass a school funding formula that empowers students to pursue the best education for themselves.”
After 20 years, literacy remains a problem
It’s still a problem because the solution is the problem.
Resolve to have more honest government in 2019
Idaho’s report card on its government-run school system is confusing. The State Department’s difficulty with providing a direct representation of reality shouldn’t be surprising and yet it still manages to amaze.
Pension parting gifts: an improper use of tax dollars
Idaho taxpayers shouldn’t be made to inflate the retirement accounts of individual government employees.
Parents aren’t getting straight answers about school performance
Parents need and deserve honesty. That means straight answers on how well — or how poorly — Idaho’s schools are doing so we can do what’s best for kids.
Growing Medicaid program is already hurting schools, other programs
Medicaid has already impacted education and myriad other government programs — and Medicaid expansion means more of the same.
State education officials tout mediocre college-readiness ranking
Idaho outperformed 45 other states according to one measure of college readiness. But no one should confuse this top-10 ranking with excellence in education.