Voices

As we reactivate our schools as central hubs throughout Idaho, I’d like us all to think about the many ways they add value to the places we live.

it is essential to remember the value of early childhood education and the adults who play such a crucial role in shaping the minds of Idaho’s youngest learners.

While Republican state leaders dropped the ball in such a profound way, they have no sense of accountability to the kids and families who are impacted.

So, I’ve commenced an honest, intentional and important initiative at the State Department of Education: strategic planning.

The bottom line is that Idahoans care deeply about what our students learn in the classroom and want them to be prepared for life and the opportunities in a growing state.

The 2023 bill tried to hit a home run and failed. However, the lobbyists behind privatizing public education will be back, fronted by their legislative allies.

If you can’t convince your fellow lawmakers, you have the authority to vote those lawmakers out of office.

IFF helped to get far-right candidates Keith Rutledge and Susan Brown elected to the school board in November of 2021, making a three-trustee majority that has been creating havoc ever since.

A positive school culture will grow when we move from the politics of “me” or “my circle” to the politics of “all of us together.”

There are many ways in which people around the world are similar, yet it is our differences that truly define us.