Voices

Our shared responsibility as investors and stakeholders in Idaho’s future requires creative solutions and approaches. Idaho’s educational success of tomorrow depends on how we work in partnership today.

Challenge paying school fees. Choose your own supplies. Support schools, yes, but do not be intimidated with fees and “official” school supply lists.

The state superintendent makes a mistake by assuming she was elected to represent the views and wishes of educators. The superintendent, as with other state constitutional officers, is elected to represent the taxpayers and the education system as a whole.

Renae Bafus’ letter to Superintendent Sherri Ybarra was shared hundreds of times on social media with many calling for a response from the schools’ chief.

From dual enrollment to on-campus “success coaches”, Idaho should invest in helping students find a path to postsecondary education, according to Kay McClenney, a member of the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho.

Renae Bafus’ letter to Idaho’s school leader is an effort to make her aware of what’s happening in the Troy School District with the hope Idaho will make changes in how schools are funded.

Let’s work to improve our schools and get kids excited about learning and trying new things for the betterment of my future, your future and generations to come.

The fact that 45 percent of all failed bonds over the last 10 years surpassed a 60 percent threshold tells me that something is wrong with the system. It’s time for a constitutional provision on school bonding that makes sense; that works.

Educators across the country are transforming the way education and learning are delivered to rural students and in the process revitalizing their communities. Idaho is well positioned to build on these efforts if it continues to embrace innovative uses of technology and alternative governance structures like chartering.