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Former superintendent candidate shares his expectations for the session
Our leaders can achieve these eight goals if they are serious about improving Idaho education.
What’s with the Mountain States Policy Center? Part One
My theory is that the Idaho Freedom Foundation has sustained substantial damage to its credibility so MSPC was called in to present a gentler voice in advocating for the same things.
With elections in the rearview, it’s time to get to work
The year 2022 in Idaho brought with it long campaigns and high-profile races in the May primaries and November election. As a result, three of Idaho’s statewide offices have new leaders this week, including the office I now hold, superintendent of public instruction. With the rallies, speeches and debates of campaign season behind us, today…
The next frontier in Idaho school choice — learning societies
They are a unique blend of a micro-school and a ‘pandemic pod,’ operating under the umbrella of an online public charter school.
Some answers you seek and the right questions to ask
Now I was born, raised, and educated here in Idaho. I can tell Mr. Cargill now that I’ve seen my kids through over half of the K-12 grades that not a lot has changed since I was in the schools.
Doing what’s best for our kids means saving early for higher education
Every little bit we can do to save now makes a difference over time as those resources are invested and managed in the marketplace.
The questions we must ask – and answer – to improve education outcomes for all kids
Should a state spend 60% of its budget on K-12? How about 80%? What other priorities would be squeezed out if policymakers decided to pour even more into K-12?
Here’s why Idaho won’t see voucher legislation and what we’ll likely see instead
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 students
School choice is about freeing families to make education decisions that work, instead of forcing them into a one-size-fits-all system.
There is No One-Size Fits All Solution for Idaho’s Facilities Financing Challenges
There are a variety of choices and pathways that can be taken by state lawmakers to improve facility financing fairness for our students.