Voices

Milton Friedman purported that education funding ought to go to parents, rather than schools, thereby allowing parents to choose where to send their children.

School choice is about freeing families to make education decisions that work, instead of forcing them into a one-size-fits-all system.

There are a variety of choices and pathways that can be taken by state lawmakers to improve facility financing fairness for our students.

The state legislature should also provide more state-level funding for schools, thus lowering the amount of taxes collected by schools through property taxes.

The loss of these four loved students will forever mark our campus and we must honor their memory.

Inside are just a few examples of the dedicated service Lawrence Wasden performed for the people of Idaho.

If we really want to improve our public schools, we should make a point of valuing our teachers.

There are personal adjustments that lie ahead – including her and her husband, Dave, getting a second home in Boise.

If we take seriously our obligation to honor those who have risked their lives to protect and preserve the American system, each and every one of us must stay better informed on the issues of critical importance to the state and nation.

While I agree that parents have a right to pay for their own child’s religious upbringing or indoctrination, why should I, or other taxpayers like me be forced to do so?