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Educators, community members and students share their opinions about Idaho education.
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The North Idaho College debacle demonstrates the dangers of extremism
The hostile take-over was engineered by Brent Regan and his collection of far-right extremists.
Affiliation with the University of Phoenix is great for Idaho
The University of Phoenix has world-class systems. There is a reason they have 85,000 online students.
Remembering and mourning our foreign partners on Memorial Day
Although I rarely find issues upon which I totally agree with Senator Jim Risch, Ukraine is one such issue–an exceedingly important one.
Child Care is Everyone’s Business
As the Idaho Legislature continues to kick the can down the road, our child care crisis will only become worse.
Boise School Board Trustee Andy Hawes Reflects on His Dedicated Service to Students and Issues a Challenge to District Patrons
If you are a parent, sign-up to be a classroom volunteer. Get to know your teachers and school principal. Help your student with homework.
Facility financing in Idaho: Public charter schools have some lessons to offer districts
Through a rigorous vetting process Building Hope approves schools that demonstrate both high-quality academics and financial stability.
Why Higher Education?
Higher education assists in helping people develop higher order thinking skills, thus, enabling the key ability of pondering complex and often contradictory ideas at the same time.
Examining Idaho spending on higher ed & student population trends
“Student support”- which is defined as tuition and fees – “has grown four times the rate of inflation from 1992 through 2021” according to the state JFAC.
Many of our students aren’t coming to school ready to learn
Research shows that children who start behind will stay behind and in many cases, continue to lose ground.
U of I’s Affiliation with the University of Phoenix is a good business decision
In private business, we strive daily to position ourselves for the future. The University of Idaho is now better positioned to deliver training and education to students throughout Idaho, no matter where they live.