Voices

Save democracy and support public education. Follow the money.

Everyday people who benefit from public schools don’t like the machinations of the tax-dodging rich.

The not-so-secret war on our public schools.

In my 40-plus years of teaching, public education advocacy and mentoring elementary students, I have seen the wisdom of our Constitutional mandate up close and personal.

The legislative session was a mixed bag for kids and families

A bi-partisan group’s “Kids Matter” index rated 23 bills introduced in the 2022 Legislature and says some could help students, while others could cause “significant harm.”

A lot of legislation focused on parents this session

Funding and teacher pay hikes have dominated discussions about the 2022 Legislature, but a range of legislation also impacts parents.

Idaho Freedom Foundation responds to Jim Jones

Those are the real reasons Jones and his petty leftist allies hate us, and why you and I keep being subjected to his diatribes.

A teacher’s response to the optimism of Ybarra and Liebich over insurance plan

If the current legislative authorities genuinely want to support Idaho schools, they should take a closer look at the ways in which they fund education and consider a better plan.

Plague followed by war: A personal story from Poland

Idaho education activist Terry Ryan is visiting schools in Poland, which could eventually have to find room for 700,000 new pupils.

Idaho’s version of the Common Core never quite fit. What’s next?

The state’s decade-old K-12 learning standards have had a long and simmering history. Legislators finally replaced them, but what happens now?

Cheers to a great legislative session for Idaho education

My meetings with the advisory council, along with visits to high school government and history classes across Idaho, inspired my proposal to put statewide emphasis on students’ understanding of civics.