Voices

The Legislature has to hear from us in the coming weeks and months. We will be asking our supporters to call and e-mail legislators urging them to support these task force recommendations.

For Idaho public education to demand fees to register for school or to participate in extra activities is yet another shackle that restrains the ability of Idaho’s poor to receive a quality education.

Teaching is that magic point when curriculum and experience meet someone eager to learn.

Transitioning to these higher standards will be hard work in the initial years, but we all recognize it is the best thing for Idaho’s students and the future of our great state.

Idaho won’t launch this new assessment until the 2014-2015 school year. Make sure we are advocating for best practices for all students, special education students included, as we march closer to the new exam.

Teach for America lit a fire in my heart. I made it my mission to do everything I could to help all students get the excellent education they deserved.

The “Stick Your Neck Out for Idaho’s Children” awards are presented to individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment and contributed a positive impact in quality early care and education of children throughout Idaho.

While Idaho Education News does a decent job allowing for a diverse cadre of op-eds, it has much work to do regarding selection of news topics and the angle and trajectory from which it reports on these topics.