Voices

Idaho students held their ground academically better than their peers across the country, which is likely a reflection of our schools reopening earlier than in other states.

Women still have the right to choose, we have the right to choose each other and this must be done at the ballot box in November.

Our daughter’s thoughtful teacher let our daughter take the reins during a recent parent-teacher conference. And it made all the difference.

We urge voters to carefully consider each candidate’s positions and credentials. CWI has performed extremely well. Let’s not change that.

Decades of research have established that in order to keep new teachers, there needs to be stronger: 1) compensation, and 2) professional support.

It is important that the young people of this state and nation be exposed to a wide range of books, even though some may contain words or concepts that make people uncomfortable.

Every speed test at households and businesses with low speed or no connectivity means more funding for local communities.

Reading takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities. Great literature is transformative.

Instead of trying to tear them down, like IFF loves to do, we should be doing our level best to build them up with proper funding and strong public support.

Read Mary Mary Daly’s story and why the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco wants to help Idaho teens get to college.